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Old March 26th, 2006, 11:43 AM
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Symbolic linnks... ew
okay guys. i have this simple assignment to do.

i created a subdirectory under my login directory called alex
i create a file "draft "inside my login directory
i cd to the subdir alex and created a hardlink by typing
ln ../draft letter
i want to create a soft link. so i typed..
ln -s and my absolute path usr/users/cwesterm/draft sletter

my problem is when i wanna view the link it doesnt work. how can i get it to work.
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That's not an absolute path. Absolute paths have a leading forward slash. And symbolic links don't have to be absolute.
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my teacher says they do. but after reading online ur right they dont. anyways i figured out i was missing the / thanks!
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