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Old 02-24-2011, 01:29 PM   #1
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symbolic links with dots


hello,

what exactly does the following symbolic link mean?

"target ->/path/to/./usr/bin/example"

I am a bit confused on the "." portion of it.

Thanks.
 
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Just means that the person creating the link used a relative path.
 
  


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