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ln -s with one argument
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Ed Avis |
Subject: |
ln -s with one argument |
Date: |
Thu, 5 Jul 2001 13:34:29 -0400 (EDT) |
ln -s doesn't act sensibly if given only one filename.
% rm -f foo
% ln -s foo
% ls -l foo
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 3 Jul 5 13:31 foo -> foo
I don't think this behaviour could ever be useful. It would be better
to give a usage message if fewer than two arguments are given.
Making a hard link with just a single filename fails due to 'file
exists', but that too would benefit from a better error message.
% ln --version
ln (fileutils) 4.1
Written by Mike Parker and David MacKenzie.
Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There
is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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