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Re: MiNT-Library: Bugs

To: mint@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu (MiNT Mailer)
Subject: Re: MiNT-Library: Bugs
From: hohmuth@inf.tu-dresden.de (Michael Hohmuth)
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 12:15:30 +0100 (MET)
In-reply-to: <9411221527.AA03910@pfsparc02.phil15.uni-sb.de> from "Benjamin Lorenz" at Nov 22, 94 04:27:58 pm
Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, TU Dresden, Germany

Benjamin Lorenz wrote:

> SunOS 4.1.3_U1:
> [...]

> So, it *doesn't* follow the link... 

This proves nothing, except that your StunOS version gets it wrong
(either the kernel does, or, more probably, your version of `ls').

> To follow the link, you must use the '-L' option: (from the manpage)
> 
>      -L   If argument is a symbolic link, list the file or direc-
>           tory the link references rather than the link itself.

"/usr/" _is_ a directory specification even if "/usr" is a link, for
reasons I explained in an earlier message.

Michael
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References:
- Re: MiNT-Library: Bugs
  - From: benni@phil15.uni-sb.de (Benjamin Lorenz)

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