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From: greywolf@unisoft.UUCP (The Grey Wolf)
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Subject: Re: Alias to change path on the fly - ALTERNATIVE
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Date: 15 Nov 90 01:13:07 GMT
References: <1990Nov8.014515.13882@cpsc.ucalgary.ca> <PAUL.90Nov10154152@cheshire.ixi.uucp> <1990Nov11.193202.6051@midway.uchicago.edu>
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In article <1990Nov11.193202.6051@midway.uchicago.edu> goer@quads.uchicago.edu (Richard L. Goerwitz) writes:
>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

Symlinks *not PORTABLE*???? on a SUN?  You must be kidding.  Even SVR4
supports symlinks these days.


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