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From: smk@axiom.UUCP (Steven M. Kramer)
Newsgroups: net.unix
Subject: Re: Symbolic links question - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 28-Jun-84 15:39:21 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 28 15:39:21 1984
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The noticeable difference between symbolic and hard links is that
you (as a user) can link directories with symbolic links.  Then,
doing pwd shows the REAL directory pathname and cd .. moves you
up the real tree.  I like to think of a symbolic link as a
cliff or divingboard where it plops you into a pit (another
directory) and you can't get out the same way but must climb up the
long grade (a cd ..).
-- 
	--steve kramer
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