Comments on: Unix filesystem basics: symlink example

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By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:39:26 +0000

I have a shell script where get the install directory path. Sometimes this install directory path is a sybolic link. The script resolves the path to the real directory path and not the symbolic link path. How do get the symbolic link path itstead of the real directory path? This is how I get the path: INST_HOME=`echo $CWD | sed 's|/ims/IMS1/bin||g'` echo "INST_HOME: \"$INST_HOME\" "

By: Gleb Reys

Gleb Reys — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:11:49 +0000

Hi Ganesh,

The first parameter to ln command is the SOURCE file – the one which already exists and you're trying to link to it. The second parameter is the DESTINATION file, the new one which will be created and point to the SOURCE file.

So from your examples it looks like the $XBOL_TOP/bin/my_file_name is the SOURCE link, and the $CE_TOP/bin/fndcpesr is the DESTINATION, just swap their order in the command line to get it all working.

Good luck!

By: Ganesh

Ganesh — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:08:14 +0000

I want to create symbolic link for my ctl file I am using command as
ln -s $FND_TOP/bin/fndcpesr $XBOL_TOP/bin/my file name
It gets created ..
But now I want to create that link with
ln -s $CE_TOP/bin/fndcpesr $XBOL_TOP/bin/my file name..
But now it gives error as 'FILE EXISTS' ..
I also removed previous link..
Can anyone please help me out..

Thanks

Ganesh

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