Re: Function to find symlink target

[Emanuel Berg]

Jean Louis wrote:

>>> Let us say there are 100 websites, there is repository of
>>> pictures, videos, files on computer, but one part must be
>>> on websites too, then there is website repository on
>>> a local computer. Images and files are then linked to
>>> website repository on local computer in their
>>> corresponding locations, this saving space, then rsync
>>> uploads symlinks as real files to web server.
>>>
>>> In this case symlinks spare huge hard disk space.
>> 
>> Actually a file (size F) and a symlink (size S and 0 < S)
>> takes F + S while just the file takes F.
>
> Don't know about those calculations. My symlinks point to
> PDF files and images, and the order of files in a website
> directory has to be replicated on one or more web servers.

A very common use case ...

> That is reason why I keep the order on local computer.

*one

> Symlinks greatly help in that case, and do spare the hard
> disk space.

Compared to duplicating all the files physically on the
local machine?

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