From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from ipmail07.adl2.internode.on.net (ipmail07.adl2.internode.on.net [150.101.137.131]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9879C1A423 for ; Wed, 1 Dec 2010 16:55:25 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <99j32d$7iqk0p@ipmail07.adl2.internode.on.net> X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Au0JAD5T9kx20OC+/2dsb2JhbACDUJFAjTVacrMHkXaDM3ME Received: from ppp118-208-224-190.lns20.hba1.internode.on.net (HELO localhost) ([118.208.224.190]) by ipmail07.adl2.internode.on.net with SMTP; 02 Dec 2010 08:25:22 +1030 Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 08:55:22 +1000 From: pj@pjb.com.au To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailer: mail.pl Subject: Re: Progress reports Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: pj@pjb.com.au, "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:55:26 -0000 > > I believe ln makes hard links by default. > > > Would either style work in this setup? > > I don't see why not, but I could be wrong. > Technically, symlinks can cross filesystem boundaries, whereas > hard links cannot. Beyond that, for this particular situation > I think they're pretty much equivalent. Yup, you'll only notice the difference when you delete one of the files; with symlinks, if you happen to delete the original file (e.g. "quiet") then all its symlinks are left pointing at nothing :-( So in this example, as someone might easily decide to delete the file quiet because it doesn't wrap anything, hard links might be a safer choice; but the stakes aren't high. A symlink can link to a directory, whereas hard links can't. Overall, symlinks are more common. Hard links date from the very beginning of unix, whereas symlinks were introduced a few years later; that's the only reason why ln makes hard links by default. Peter http://www.pjb.com.au pj@pjb.com.au (03) 6278 9410 "Was der Meister nicht kann, vermöcht es der Knabe, hätt er ihm immer gehorcht?" Siegfried to Mime, from Act 1 Scene 2