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From: barnett@crdgw1.crd.ge.com (Bruce Barnett)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: How to find directory name at end of symbolic links
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Date: 13 Mar 89 14:16:41 GMT
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In-reply-to: arnold@mathcs.emory.edu (Arnold D. Robbins {EUCC})

In article <3803@emory.mathcs.emory.edu>, arnold@mathcs (Arnold D. Robbins {EUCC}) writes:
>In article <304@unet.UUCP> maine@unet.PacBell.COM (Dennis J. W. Maine) writes:
>Easy enough:
>
>	$ (cd /dir1/a ; /bin/pwd)

You may wish to do a 'set hardpaths' first.

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