Re: [cobalt-users] "/" filesystem quota

["Rob Johnson" <dillybar1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i believe you need the -d flag in there too to specify its a directory...

ln -sd source dest



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Liddicott" <ben.liddicott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 4:38 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] "/" filesystem quota


> You have the arguments the wrong way around. It is as if you were making a
copy:
> ln -s existingfile newfile
>
> I.e,.
> # First move the directory
> # /usr/local exists, /home/local will be new.
> mv /usr/local /home/local
>
> # Then make a link to it.
> # Now /home/local exists, and /usr/local will be new.
> ln -s /home/local /usr/local
>
> If you are feeling cautious, specify ln -si
>
> Cheers,
> Ben Liddicott
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Fragogiannis" <franki@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 9:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] "/" filesystem quota
>
>
> > Could someone give us the exact command for creating these links? I
don't want to take
> > the risk of playing with that! Is this correct?
> >
> > # ln -s /usr/local /home/local
> >
> > for the directory /usr/local ?
>
>
>
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