[X4U] Re: Moving iTunes to drive 2-OT

[Richard Gilmore]

I'm going to have to a UNIX for Mac dummies book. Wow


> From: Doug McNutt <douglist at macnauchtan.com>
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> Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 09:44:54 -0700
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> Subject: Re: [X4U] Re: Moving iTunes to drive 2-OT
> 
> At 11:32 -0500 11/25/04, Richard Gilmore wrote:
>> What's a symbolic link? It's not an alias I'm guessing.
> 
> It's the UNIX version of an alias and it's quite different. A link file is
> really just text that is the name and path to a target file while an alias
> contains a unique number that identifies a targeted file even if it is moved
> or renamed. In Terminal or a BBEdit worksheet:
> 
> man ln
> 
> for more. Check out the -s option. the ln command can create hard links too
> and that's another story.
> 
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