As far as I understand a symbolic link of a file is a simple shortcut file ( you can take the analogy of lnk files on windows ). Whenever any operation is done ( except some like 'rm' ) the kernel redirects the request to the main file
A link on the other hand is a copy of the file. But the files share the same inode ( You better do some more google research for better info )
Mystik Gotan wrote:
What's the use of "symbolic links" (symlink() ) and usual, normal "links"(link())?
I don't really understand. I know what it does, but I can only imagine 50% of what the use is for. Asking because, maybe, it's important ;-)
(I haven't worked with it before and haven't seen any scripts working with it either).
Regards,
Bob Erinkveld
(Webmaster Insane Hosts)
www.insane-hosts.net
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