On 2003-03-11 11:11, "Sergei Zak" <mancubus at macbox.ru> wrote: >> Then why can I rename and move System 9 folder, or any file that has been >> referenced thru an alias wherever? Not a good idea with OS X. > > Correction - renaming / moving System Folder or Library is a bad idea. Aliases > work fine. Same on UNIX, aliases (symbolic links) are used extensively. There are multiple types of links in Mac OS X, however; old-fashioned HFS aliases, hard links, and symbolic links. man ln for more information. As to moving stuff around or renaming stuff outside your Home folder: Why? ,xtG .tsooJ -- Real programmers always mix up Halloween and Christmas, because Oct 31 == Dec 25 -- Joost van de Griek <http://www.jvdg.net/>