Unix link command - link: Cross-device link ???

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July 6th, 2004, 01:58 PM

smiles78

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Unix link command - link: Cross-device link ???

$ /usr/sbin/link /oracle_home/lib/classes12.jar classes12.jar
link: Cross-device link

I have a local application but want to use the oracle jar file which installed on the machine rather than make a bunch of copies. However, I get a cross-device link error. I have no idea what that could mean. Any ideas?

July 6th, 2004, 02:20 PM

jim mcnamara

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You are probably getting an EXDEV error - it means you can't link files that are on physically separate devices.

Why?

Because each device has to be mounted or the link will not work. When the other disk dismounts the link becomes broken.

Try making a soft link

Code:

ln -s file1 file2

It works across devices.

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