Re: Question about the ln command
From: Alden Louis-Pierre (alden.pierre_at_verizon.net)
Date: 08/08/03
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Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 22:04:31 -0400 To: Nathan Grant <nateg@laundered.net>
Nathan Grant wrote:
>>Hello Everyone,
>>
>> I've just installed FreeBSD 4.8. I must say installing
>>FreeBSD is
>>fairly easy. I've manage to dual boot with Win2K and FreeBSD.
>>I'm now in the process of trying to configuring my kernel and
>>getting my
>>ports directory up to date via cvsup. I've notice while
>>reading the FreeBSD HandBook 2nd Edition p.178 it was
>>suggested to copy
>>the kernel file to the root directory. Configuring the kernel
>>seems to be straight forward. The problem I have is the following:
>>
>>*cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf
>>mkdir /root/kernels
>>cp GENERIC /root/kernels/MYKERNEL
>>ln -s /root/kernels/MYKERNEL*
>>
>>I have a problem with the last command. From my understanding and
>>reading through the man pages should it the *ln* command take in 3
>>paramaters
>>(*ln [option] [source] [dest]*) ? Is it even possible to create a
>>symbolic link with so few parameters?
>>
>>
>>
>Yes, it is. With source as the only argument to ln, it makes a link in
>the current directory with the name of the source file. So, if your pwd
>was /usr/src/sys/i386/conf and you committed the last command on that
>list, it would create a link /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/MYKERNEL ->
>/root/kernels/MYKERNEL
>The destination argument is useful for overriding this behavior, but it
>is not necessary.
>
>HTH,
>Nathan Grant
>
>
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Ok, so then why is when I do ls -la /root/kernels/ why does it
MYKERNEL under the /root/kernels directory show it's pointer to
/usr/src/sys/i386/conf/MYKERNEL? I know that /home is symbolic link to
/usr/home and displays where it points to with /root/kernels/MYKERNEL,
I don't see this. Am I being a little to analytical?
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