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From: goer@quads.uchicago.edu (Richard L. Goerwitz)
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Subject: Re: Alias to change path on the fly - ALTERNATIVE
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Date: 11 Nov 90 19:32:02 GMT
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In <PAUL.90Nov10154152@cheshire.ixi.uucp> paul@ixi.uucp (Paul Davey) writes:

>As an alternative solution I'd use a symbolic link to the bin and
>delete it and recreate it as required.

Ln -s isn't portable, as I'm sure you know.  Hmmm.

-Richard