* Randall R Schulz <rschulz@sonic.net> [08-31-04 00:44]:
Did you follow your own advice in order to confirm it's usefulness?
sure did.
Actually, this one is not so straightforward to find in the manual. The "rm" man page doesn't mention any of the special details pertinent to the treatment of symbolic links. The relevant information is on the "unlink (3p) man page, where the following statement appears:
"If path names a symbolic link, unlink() shall remove the symbolic link named by path and shall not affect any file or directory named by the contents of the symbolic link."
If you read my entire post, you would know that I told him to treat the "sym" link as a file...
If one doesn't know that the system call that forms the basis of the "rm" command is "unlink" (and why would one?), then the hunt for the information could be a lengthy one.
And unnecessary, in this case. The question was about soft or sym links, not hard links. You make me think that you believe that one need not make any effort to gain his own solutions. While I did not present him with the specific command line command necessary to complete his task, he did not provide the file/link name necessary and I did give him sufficient refference and direction to complete his task. He will learn to do for himself if you lead him. He will learn to rely on you if you provide the answers. And I am using 'you' in general, not specifically Randal R Schultz. I will help anyone who asks for help and shows that he is making an effort, ie: wants *assistance*. I will *work* (for $$$s) for someone who wants *me* to do the work. -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/photos