On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 17:40:31 +1000 ffrr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael T. Dean wrote: > > > > > Why I prefer symlinks instead of renaming files: > > a) I can put the symlinks in a "clean" directory that doesn't > > contain a bunch of thumbnail files that I don't care about (all the > > .png files). > > b) I can make multiple "views" allowing me to identify recordings > > by whatever criteria I desire (i.e. sorted by title/start time, > > title/original airdate, start time, recording group/title/start time, > > category/title/start time). > > c) I couldn't care less what the database/myth calls the files. ;) > > > > Mike > > ________________ > > > Mike, > > Do you know why the symlinks that I created with mythlink.sh don't work > when using them from a remote computer with the myth machines hard drive > connect as an NFS drive over the network? Either that or programs like > Xine can't play video files via symlinks, and gmplayer and kaffeine > won't even show symlinks in their file open dialogs?
remote filesystems often don't follow synlinkls, its a security thing. > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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