Randall wrote regarding 'Re: [SLE] How do I remove a sym link?' on Wed, Sep 01 at 09:34:
Danny,
On Wednesday 01 September 2004 07:10, Danny Sauer wrote:
Tom wrote regarding 'Re: [SLE] How do I remove a sym link?' on Tue, Aug 31 at 17:22: ...
I'd go on, but I think that perhaps a description of what a symlink actually *is* might be in order. Again, I'm making assumptions, but it seems like you may not have a very good handle on what a symlink is for, what it does, etc. :)
I answered _that_ question just a week ago in news:alt.os.linux.suse! Look for the post from me with the subject "Re: KDE 3.3 fixing screensavers" on 2004-08-24 at 15:43.
But you left out the important parts - hard links can't span devices, while symlinks can, symlinks take up more space than hardlinks, and hardlinks are usually maintained when moving one of the entries, while symlinks break if the target's moved. :) Not that I can be bothered to read other lists or anything... --Danny, only replying for the sake of complete archives