Re: Updating a text file that is linked.

From: Shea Martin (smartin_at_arcis.com)
Date: 01/06/05 

Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:50:16 -0700

dutchboy@domain.invalid wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a text file that is linked by a 'ln -s' command. If I update that file,
> the link still refers to the original file even though I have edited that text
> file. How do I get the link to read the edited file and not the unedited file?
> I found nothing in the 'man' file.
>
> TiA,
>
>
Your link must be pointing the wrong file. Can you show a ls -li of the
link, and the file?

~S

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