ooops.
home $ ln -s C:/dev /dev
created the link in the root file system. No wonder I can't see it with ls.
Should have used:
home $ ln -s C:/dev dev
I'd like to buy a newbie excuse.
>Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 16:55:21 -0500
>To: "Primitive Guy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: Can't see symlink with ls
>
>At 04:38 PM 3/19/2001, Primitive Guy wrote:
>>I can create a symlink with ln -s to create a symbolic link to an existing windows
>directory.
>>
>>I can also cd to the link and do an ls.
>>
>>I can't see the symbolic directory name when I do ls from the directory where I
>created the link.
>>
>>home $ls
>>home $
>>home $ ln -s C:/dev /dev
>>home $ ls
>>home $
>>home $ cd dev
>>dev $
>
>
>Send the output of cygcheck ls, cygcheck ln, and cygcheck -s -r -v to the list.
>Also, repeat the same test in some subdirectory and don't use /dev, just to
>make sure you don't have a conflict somewhere.
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>
>Larry Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com
>118 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
>Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX
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