[COLUG] File Links

[Jim]

Mark Erbaugh wrote:

> I'm trying to do something with file links and it's not working the way
> I anticipated (could be because I'm used to working with Windows
> shortcuts). 

There are two kinds of links in Linux. Originally, there was 
only one kind of link. Later a new kind of link became available. 
The original kind of link is called a hard link. 
The newer style of link is called a soft link or symbolic link. 

You need to understand the distinctions between hard and soft links. 

Now you know what to educate yourself about. 

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_link
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_link

Go forth and Google.