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1. Solaris
Soft link,Hard link brief explanation (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: RAJU KAVATI
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
Seems like I need help again with a problem:
I want to delete all files from my lets say "Music" Directory inkluding all of the subfolders
except for .mp3 and .MP3 files.
I tried it with globalignoring mp3 files, finding and deleting all other files, which
resulted in all files... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: pasc
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3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Does anybody know how to make symbolic links for multiple files simultaneously?
Often times I need make symbolic links for multiple files with some common pattern (just like "*.jpg"). Is there a way to avoid making symbolic link for each of them one by one...
Thank you! (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: danieladna
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4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
From what I understand a symbolic link is alot like a shortcut where it points to another file. if the original file is deleted the symbolic link is rendered useless but a symbolic link can be deleted without any problem.
A hard link is like a copy of the file itself but pointing to the same... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: cue
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi all,
I have scoured the entire forum for this but to no avail unfortunately. Basically, I would like to remove my symbolic link from my folder name i.e.
foldername -> /a/b/c/d/f
where f is indeed a folder. I have tried rmdir but this does not work and in actual fact deletes the... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: cyberfrog
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6. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
hi
This should be easy but i'm obviously missing something obvious. :)
I'm looking to delete files from yesterday and older of extension .txt and there a range of subfolders with these files in them. The command runs but doesn't delete anything. SUSE 10.
find /testfolder -maxdepth 2 -type f... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: cmap
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7. Solaris
Hi Guys...
I want to create a link using ln -s for a directory that does not exist on the box.
How do I do that?
I had some files from Box A directory /d1/u01 and I copied the files across to another Box lets say Box B on directory /d2/u02.
Now I want a link so that this path /d1/u01... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: Phuti
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8. AIX
I am linking a directory as follows:
ln -sf /home/xxx/userid/real_files/* /home/xxx/userid/linked_files
This gives me symbolic links for all the files in the real_files directory in the linked_files directory. My question is, if I go and remove a file in the real_files directory and then go... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: rcarnesiii
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9. Solaris
Hi,
- we have copy (cp command) to do to save all the contents of a dty BUT we dont want to copy the files corresponding to symbolic links contained whithin this dty
- the box is a sun solaris one - and the cp commande do not say avything about that?
thanks for help
Jakez (7 Replies)
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10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
How can I find all symbolic links across the network to a directory (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: mehtad
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