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ln -sf bug


From: Lambert Tran
Subject: ln -sf bug
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 12:53:51 -0700

ln -sf does not remove the existing destination files. The old link is kept

address@hidden tmp]# uname -a
Linux ws16 2.6.9-11.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri May 20 18:26:27 EDT 2005 i686 i686
i386 GNU/Linux
address@hidden tmp]# ll
total 300
-rw-rw-rw-  1 sentry adge      0 Aug 17 20:35 dtool_user_file_list
drwx------  3 root   root   4096 Jul 29 08:26 gconfd-root
drwxr-xr-x  2 root   root   4096 Aug 10 13:32 junk
address@hidden tmp]# ln -sf junk/ cvv
address@hidden tmp]# ll
total 300
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root   root      5 Aug 18 05:30 cvv -> junk/
drwx------  3 root   root   4096 Jul 29 08:26 gconfd-root
address@hidden tmp]# ln -sfv gconfd-root/ cvv
create symbolic link `cvv/gconfd-root' to `gconfd-root/'
address@hidden tmp]# ll
total 300
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root   root      5 Aug 18 05:30 cvv -> junk/


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Lambert Tran
(714)446-2324





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