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From: dkcombs@panix.com (David Combs)
Subject: auto-detecting 2-bufs *same* file|dir (pbm via symlinks)?
Date: 25 Dec 2002 00:07:35 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <aubeen$f5u$1@panix3.panix.com> (raw)

auto-detecting 2-bufs *same* file|dir (pbm via symlinks)?

For instance, these lines from *Buffer List*:


. % dkc<2>	   425733  Dired by name /myexternals/home/dkc/
  % dkc<3>	   425738  Dired by date /opt6/myexternals/home/dkc/

Ditto for actual files, eg under the above .../dkc/.

(where these are some of the symlinks:

5 lines matching ">" in buffer /.
   17:  lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     other         17 Dec 13 17:37 myexternals -> /opt6/myexternals
   18:  lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     other         22 Dec 13 17:27 opt3 -> /opt6/myexternals/opt3
   25:  lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     other          8 Dec 11 17:34 dkcjunk-symlink -> /dkcjunk
   55:  lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root           9 Aug  9 14:59 bin -> ./usr/bin
   56:  lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root           9 Aug  9 14:59 lib -> ./usr/lib
)

Of course, there's now a horrendously dangerous situation -- suppose
you inadvertently make some changes to one, and others
to it's "alias" file or dir.

QUESTION: is there a package somewhere that will
warn (maybe even disallow) such a situation?

Thanks!

David

             reply	other threads:[~2002-12-25  5:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-12-25  5:07 David Combs [this message]
2002-12-26 15:47 ` auto-detecting 2-bufs *same* file|dir (pbm via symlinks)? Kai Großjohann
2002-12-26 15:47 ` Kai Großjohann

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