Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!sun!imagen!atari!portal!cup.portal.com!FelineGrace From: FelineGrace@cup.portal.com (Dana B Bourgeois) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: yet another 1.4 request Message-ID: <19642@cup.portal.com> Date: 19 Jun 89 02:16:58 GMT References: <0933.AA0933@caleb> <1989Jun16.151408.8382@ziebmef.uucp> Distribution: usa Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 7 As a favor to those of us who are opinionated but but a bit ignorant, could some kind soul define in 25 words or less what a lock, handle, path, hard link, and soft link are? I can guess but it would be a case of a little knowledge being dangerous. Thanks in advance. Email would be OK this is not of general interest. Dana