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Old 03-05-2003, 07:49 AM   #1
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removing a soft link

What is the command for removing a soft link?
 
Old 03-05-2003, 09:09 AM   #2
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rm /path/to/soft/link



If you want to over-ride it with another softlink:
ln -sf /whatever/file /soft/link

Cool
 
Old 12-31-2011, 06:11 PM   #3
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rm /path/to/soft/link
What is the difference between rm and unlink then?

Because I use unlink
 
Old 12-31-2011, 09:34 PM   #4
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Unlink is specifically for removing a single named link file per instance of usage; rm is for removing anything (or everything).
 
  


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