LinuxQuestions.org
Visit Jeremy's Blog.
Home Forums Tutorials Articles Register
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - General
Reload this Page Symbolic Links
User Name
Password
Linux - General This Linux forum is for general Linux questions and discussion.
If it is Linux Related and doesn't seem to fit in any other forum then this is the place.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 08-20-2003, 06:20 AM   #1
petercool
Member
 
Registered: May 2002
Distribution: Mandrake 10.0
Posts: 78

Rep: Reputation: 15
Question Symbolic Links And Partions

Hi, sorry for asking such a silly question......

My question is simply how do you create symbolic links and what command do I have to type to view my hd partion's.
Last edited by petercool; 08-20-2003 at 06:24 AM.
 
Old 08-20-2003, 07:08 AM   #2
hfawzy
Member
 
Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Egypt
Distribution: Debian Sarge, Slackware 10.0
Posts: 163

Rep: Reputation: 30
To create a symbolic link, just open a terminal and type :
Code:
ln -s <target> <link name>
To view you hard disk partitions use the fdisk command with the -l option.
example :
Code:
fdisk -l /dev/hdb
regards,
hfawzy
 
Old 08-20-2003, 11:15 AM   #3
petercool
Member
 
Registered: May 2002
Distribution: Mandrake 10.0
Posts: 78

Original Poster
Rep: Reputation: 15
Thumbs up
Thanks.
 
  


Reply



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
symbolic links durden2.0 Linux - Newbie 6 11-12-2008 03:06 AM
Symbolic links bkmesenbrink Linux - Newbie 2 11-13-2002 11:54 AM
Symbolic links pdstatha Programming 1 04-08-2002 09:50 PM
symbolic links winger Linux - General 5 04-06-2002 05:16 PM
Symbolic links Valerie Linux - Newbie 12 03-31-2002 01:49 AM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - General

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:18 PM.

Contact Us - Advertising Info - Rules - Privacy - LQ Merchandise - Donations - Contributing Member - LQ Sitemap -
Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration