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Old 09-17-2003, 03:36 PM   #1
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If you create a symlink using ln -s /dev/dvd for example, Where does linux keep track of thoose? How can you get rid of them?
 
Old 09-17-2003, 03:54 PM   #2
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i don't know if linux keeps a record of every symlink any user makes... you can remove symlinks just like you would any other file... with "rm -f", for example.
 
  


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