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confusing error message from ln
From: |
Elan Ruusamäe |
Subject: |
confusing error message from ln |
Date: |
Wed, 26 Oct 2005 23:03:21 +0300 |
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ln: creating symbolic link `/inexistent2/path2' to `/inexistent1/path1': No
such file or directory
without knowing the issued command, this leads to believe that ln tried to
create entry "path1" inside directory "/inexistent1", thus writing the
symlink itself there.
the confusing part is "creating link to PATHNAME".
btw, it is not so confusing in et_EE locale:
ln: luues nimeviidet `/inexistent2/path2' -> `/inexistent1/path1': No such
file or directory
suggested change:
ln: creating symbolic link `/inexistent2/path2' (pointing to
`/inexistent1/path1'): No such file or directory
or remove the symlink destination from error message:
ln: creating symbolic link `/inexistent2/path2': No such file or directory
as it's really irrelevant where the created symlink points, ie it can't be
reason of error message.
commands used to compose this email:
$ LC_ALL=et_EE ln -s /inexistent1/path1 /inexistent2/path2
$ LC_ALL=C ln -s /inexistent1/path1 /inexistent2/path2
--
glen
- confusing error message from ln,
Elan Ruusamäe <=
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- Re: confusing error message from ln, Bob Proulx, 2005/10/30
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- Re: confusing error message from ln, Paul Eggert, 2005/10/31