Re: [SLE] How do I remove a sym link?
From: Tom Nielsen (tom_at_neuro-logic.com)
Date: 08/31/04
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To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:46:18 -0700
On Tuesday 31 August 2004 9:03 am, Dylan wrote:
> On Tuesday 31 Aug 2004 16:39 pm, Tom Nielsen wrote:
>
> <SNIP>
>
> >a simple question might not have a simple answer, so don't
> > jump on folks for asking a question.
>
> Perhaps the problem is that your question was not the right one to get
> the answer you wanted?
I'll give you that.
>
> Q: How do you remove a symlink?
> A: With rm, just like any other file...
but if I rm file2, am I not going to delete the actual file and not the sym
link?
>
> but
>
> Q: I have sym1 => sym2 => file3 and want sym1 => file3, what's the best
> way?
> ....
>
> I take it that is what you meant... The real answer, of course, is to
> not make links to links...
The real answer is for me to reformat my drive and start over ;-) Actually I
wanted to remove the link from file2 to file3. So file1 > File2 and File3
stands alone.
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