On 10:38 06 Jun 2003, Jeffrey Pleau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | I am a relative newbie to Linux/Unix adn am having an issue with symlinks. | I have a system where there are files and directories in user's home | directories that are symlinked to a mounted filesystem (read only). the | problem is this: | | If user 'Tom' navigates to /home/tom/symlinkdir/thisplace - where | symlinkdir is linked to /mnt/mountedserver | | and issues a pwd, the returned value is | | /mnt/mountedserver/thisplace (the absolute path) | | If the user issues an echo $cwd command, the path | /home/tom/symlinkdir/thisplace is returned (the relative path) | | How can I set up RedHat Linux AS2.1 to show the relative path for pwd | without aliasing it to 'echo $cwd'?
You can't. Pwd tells the truth. $cwd is a lie concocted by the shell to make you feel good. Or to confuse you. Pick your own interpretation. Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature. - Rich Kulawiec Any sufficiently advanced feature is indistinguishable from a bug. - Greg Alexander's corollary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
