On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:20:44 -0600 "Boyd Stephen Smith Jr." <bs...@volumehost.net> wrote:
... > Yeah "source" and "destination" get a but confused when you are talking about > creating a symlink. But, you should think of "ln" as a special form of "cp" > (which it is), then consider "-s" just an option that doesn't change the > order of arguments (which it is), and you should get the order right. > > For mv, cp, ln, et. al the path to put the result is determined by the last > argument. It's consistent because it's UNIX. Great explanation; maybe now I'll be able to remember this, without having to constantly check the manpages! > Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
