From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Apr 5 14:59:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA25105 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 5 Apr 1998 14:59:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from atrophy.dyn.ml.org (pissed@ppp135118.usmo.com [206.100.135.118]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA25097 for ; Sun, 5 Apr 1998 14:59:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from vile@atrophy.dyn.ml.org) Received: (from vile@localhost) by atrophy.dyn.ml.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA08622; Sun, 5 Apr 1998 16:12:07 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from vile) Message-ID: <19980405161205.17107@atrophy.dyn.ml.org> Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 16:12:05 -0500 From: Anber Rybar To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: ln -s Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.89.1i Organization: The Yalta Underground X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 2.2.6-RELEASE Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I have a question with a rather obvious answer to ask you, and then one with a slightly less obvious answer. The first might be construed as a complaint, which it is. Shouldn't you be able to remove a soft-link to a directory without it following the link? Yes. Why in God's name does FreeBSD's default ln follow soft links to directories? The copy of ln that ships with FreeBSD will make a soft link to a directory a hard link. I want to know why. -- ( "Phase it out until the older ones return, have a seat and watch it burn." ) ( -Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) **** vile@usmo.com * http://www.usmo.com/~vile ) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message