09-07-2015
A link is a link, just like in Windows.
So when you enter the house at cd /softlink you actualy enter /main_dir, seeing the very same files.
Deleting a file in /softlink will also remove the file in /main_dir.
EDIT:
Or in other words, consider the /main_dir a house at a street cross.
If the house was only at one street, it would have just one door.
But since its sides are at two streets now with the symlink, it has two doors as well, which both are leading to the very same rooms (dirs and files) within the house/folder.
EDIT2:
The only 'non-original' file is the symlink /symlink, which represents a folder (/main_dir)
All other files are 'original'...
hth
Last edited by sea; 09-07-2015 at 05:51 PM..
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br(1) General Commands Manual br(1)
NAME
br - utility to interact with Firecracker device
SYNOPSIS
br [options] [housecode[list]] [native command] ...
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the br command. br is a program that interacts with X10's Firecracker device allowing the user to
manipulate X10 devices throughout their house/office.
OPTIONS
The programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options are included
below.
-h, --help
Show summary of options.
-v, --verbose
Each -v will increase the verbosity.
-x, --port=PORT
Set port to communicate with (should be the port the Firecracker module is plugged into)
-c, --house=[A-P]
Use alternate house code for operations, default is A
-n, --on=LIST
Turn on all devices in LIST
-f, --off=LIST
Turn off all devices in LIST
-N, --ON
Turn on all devices in housecode
-F, --OFF
Turn off all devices in housecode
-d, --dim=LEVEL[,LIST]
Dim devices in housecode [or LIST] to relative LEVEL
-B, --lamps_on
Turn on all lamps in housecode
-D, --lamps_off
Turn off all lamps in housecode
-r, --repeat=NUM
Repeat commands NUM times (0 = ~forever)
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Ashley Clark <aclark@debian.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).
Ashley Clark br(1)