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@node File Aliases |
@node File Aliases |
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@section File Name Aliases |
@section File Name Aliases |
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@cindex symbolic links (visiting) |
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@cindex hard links (visiting) |
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Symbolic links and hard links both make it possible for several file |
Symbolic links and hard links both make it possible for several file |
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names to refer to the same file. Hard links are alternate names that |
names to refer to the same file. Hard links are alternate names that |
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the old contents of the file @var{new}. |
the old contents of the file @var{new}. |
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@findex make-symbolic-link |
@findex make-symbolic-link |
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@cindex symbolic links (creation) |
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@kbd{M-x make-symbolic-link} reads two file names @var{target} and |
@kbd{M-x make-symbolic-link} reads two file names @var{target} and |
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@var{linkname}, then creates a symbolic link named @var{linkname}, which |
@var{linkname}, then creates a symbolic link named @var{linkname}, which |
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points at @var{target}. The effect is that future attempts to open file |
points at @var{target}. The effect is that future attempts to open file |