Questions tagged [symbolic-link]
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how to update a symbolic link target (ln -f -s not working)
I'm using
ln -f -s
/var/www/html/releases/build1390
app-current
to update symbolic link "app-current" with a new destination.
However, this doesn't work, the link "app-current" keeps it original destination, however, I don't get any…
solsol
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Can't delete symbolic link
I accidentally reversed the parameters of my ln and called:
ln -s my_link my_dir
where my_dir already existed and my_link did not. I deleted my_dir, but am unable to delete my_link.
If I ls -l my_link's parent directory I get 1 of 2 different…
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What is the difference between a 'symbolic link' versus a 'junction' when use 'Link Shell Extension'?
What is the difference between a 'symbolic link' versus a 'junction' when use 'Link Shell Extension' ? Please explain.
Nam G VU
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Uploading symlinks to a server
I'm working on a project with a directory structure that relies on symlinks. I would like to package this project in such a way that users with no command line access or knowledge could still upload the project to their servers. At the moment, this…
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Find linux soft link
We have an ExpressionEngine installation. The CSS templates are stored in a directory called /na_cms/expressionengine/templates/default_site/c.group
When EE parses these out, the path becomes /css/c
EE does not change the path, I'm reckoning it is a…
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Symlink with execution permission and... arguments?
I am using Linux Mint 20.1, which is based on Ubuntu 20.04. My kernel is 5.4.0-60-generic. All the commands below are runned in GNU bash, version 5.0.17(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
I have seen the same behaviour with some other commands, but…
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