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Re: ln -sf foo symlink_to_directory
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Paul Jarc |
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Re: ln -sf foo symlink_to_directory |
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Fri, 06 Feb 2004 23:18:42 -0500 |
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Paul Eggert <address@hidden> wrote:
> There is some overlap here, as
> "ln --as-is foo bar" would be equivalent to "link foo bar",
Yes, though it would still be useful to combine --as-is with other ln
options like -f.
> "rm --as-is foo" would be equivalent to "unlink foo", and
I didn't suggest adding this option to rm. rm's determination of
whether to treat the path as a directory is already determined
entirely from the command line, from -r/-R.
> "cp --as-is foo bar" would be equivalent to "cat <foo >bar".
Yes, though it would still be useful to combine --as-is with other cp
options like -p.
> But I tend to prefer adding a flag to the existing commands.
>
> But I prefer Bruno's suggestion of adding a flag to the existing commands.
Eh?
paul