1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I have created symbolic links to several frequently used commands, for example: "lt" is a link to "ls -ltrgo|tail". What can I do to make these links available system-wide, or at least in the directories my coworkers are in most of the time? I have copied the link to several directories, and... (6 Replies)

2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi, Having a simple issue with find command on Sun. The command works fine if the variable is set to the actual filesystem but fails when the variable is set to a link which is pointing to the same filesystem. export DUMPDEST=/oradata1/exports/pbm - Set the variable ... (2 Replies)

3. AIX

I need to copy a directory from a production system to a test system on the same Aix server. However I need to ensure that the soft links are preserved as part of the copy ( therefore I guess the cp command is not the way to go ) What command can I use in Aix to achieve this copy ? thanks in... (2 Replies)

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi I am using rsync command to copy the likes like bwlow rsync -vaR krish/harris/test data/charles I am running this script in test1 folder but the krish/harssis /test is existed in test2 folder. So when i run this command am getting the error like rsync: link_stat... (1 Reply)

5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

I need the command to find all soft links in a directory. Can someone please help. Thank you. (2 Replies)

6. Solaris

When loooking at files in a directory using ls, how can I tell if I have a hard link or soft link? (11 Replies)

7. AIX

Hi I'm logged in as root in an aix box Which command will list all the soft links and hard links present in the server ? (2 Replies)

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

I have folder ABC and files in ABC are links. I want to create the same ABC folder in different path and copy the actual files from source ABC dir. Can anyone provide command for this? Thanks in advance. (2 Replies)