Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 03:44:27 +0200 From: Steve Mazerski <smazerski@yahoo.co.jp> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Why hard, not soft links? Message-ID: <200208030344.27552.smazerski@yahoo.co.jp>
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Is there any particular reason why FreeBSD makes frequent use of hard links instead of soft links when defining "alternative" names for commands and other files? e.g. /usr/bin/nvi and /usr/bin/vi are the same file. Linux distros tend to use soft links for the same thing. Just wondering S.Mazerski To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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