Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site utah-gr.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!utah-cs!utah-gr!thomas From: thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas) Newsgroups: net.sources.bugs,net.unix Subject: Re: Problem with patch and infinit directories Message-ID: <1299@utah-gr.UUCP> Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 22:27:53 EST Article-I.D.: utah-gr.1299 Posted: Fri Jan 11 22:27:53 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 13-Jan-85 09:19:40 EST References: <792@enea.UUCP> <795@enea.UUCP> <4883@utzoo.UUCP> Reply-To: thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas) Organization: Univ of Utah CS Dept Lines: 21 Xref: watmath net.sources.bugs:170 net.unix:3293 In article <4883@utzoo.UUCP> henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) writes: >> It turned out that I didn't create an infinit number of subdirectories >> but rather a directory linked to itself, that is in directory A I have >> directory B which is a symbolic link to A. As soon as I create a file >> in A it will appear in B and B/B and B/B/B ... > >Aren't symbolic links delightful? I doubt very much it was a symbolic link - he said it showed up in the 'ls' listing as a real directory. Also, you can easily remove a symbolic link. I think it was a real link (only possible under 4.2 when running as root, and VERY dangerous). Oh - yes, symbolic links are delightful (and not in the sense you meant it, either). =S -- =Spencer ({ihnp4,decvax}!utah-cs!thomas, thomas@utah-cs.ARPA) <<< Silly quote of the week >>>