02-10-2001
Symbolic links are generally used to link directories and files. However, you do not use them to link to commands with command line switches. For example, these are OK:
Quote:
ln -sf /etc/sendmail.cf /usr/lib/sendmail -cf
ln -sf /usr/bin/ksh /bin/ksh
ln -sf /tmp /newdisk/tmp
The following are not OK:
Quote:
ln -sf "/bin/cp -p" /usr/bin/doit
ln -sf "/bin/ls -la" /usr/bin/list
When we want to do the above, the generally accepted method is to use <B> shell aliases </B> not symlinks.
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ld
ld(1B) SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands ld(1B)
NAME
ld - link editor, dynamic link editor
SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/ld [options]
DESCRIPTION
/usr/ucb/ld is the link editor for the BSD Compatibility Package. /usr/ucb/ld is identical to /usr/bin/ld (see ld(1)) except that BSD
libraries and routines are included before the base libraries and routines.
OPTIONS
/usr/ucb/ld accepts the same options as /usr/bin/ld, with the following exceptions:
-Ldir Add dir to the list of directories searched for libraries by /usr/bin/ld. Directories specified with this option are searched
before /usr/ucblib and /usr/lib.
-Y LU,dir Change the default directory used for finding libraries.
This option can have unexpected results, and should not be used.
FILES
/usr/lib
/usr/lib/libx.a
/usr/ucblib
/usr/ucblib/libx.a
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWscpu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
ar(1), as(1), cc(1B), ld(1), lorder(1), strip(1), tsort(1), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.11 28 Jun 2007 ld(1B)