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  1. 02-04-2008 #1
    Ronaldp
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    Talking soft link / symlinks

    can anyone please enlighten me on symlinks....
    Last edited by Ronaldp; 02-04-2008 at 08:35 AM. Reason: typo error
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  2. 02-04-2008 #2
    arochester
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    Wikipedia: Symbolic link - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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  3. 02-04-2008 #3
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    Symlinks are similar to shortcuts on linux

    example:

    #ln -s /root/ashok.txt /home/as
    #ls -l // see list now

    #vi /home/as is also equal to #vi /root/ashok.txt
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