Thanks for letting me know the resolution. My feeble brain had symbolic and hard links mixed up in my head and I was thinking the "l" in column 1 was a hard link indication.
You are correct that the link doesn't take extra space. It's just a second pointer to the same file. Rex -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Phil Smith III Sent: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 4:47 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: SMP/E and USS Rex wrote: > Ok, that is odd now. Ah hah: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=examples-example-3-packaging-sysmod-symbolic-link__;!!KjMRP1Ixj6eLE0Fj!t645dKiW3bDKpcK_6oh2U2C-xgM14CQMbuWtK5y2ET3O0P-JUVrdT1HpIJ6VA0stLjzGmPd-0N6yVR8$ is an example showing: ++HFS(GSKAH010) and says When SMP/E installs file GSKAH010 into the directory specified on the given DDDEF entry, the LINK and SYMLINK values will be resolved relative to the DDDEF directory. and sure enough, ls -i shows the same inode. So it's a hard link, and it's not actually taking space for the actual data, right? That I can live with. Might even note it in the doc, in case someone gets inquisitive and asks. Deleting the GSKAH010 version seems harmless (based on my testing-I can continue after doing so), but also pointless. I was mostly just concerned with leaving cruft that someone could ask about. Thanks to all-it was Shmuel's comments about LINK and SYMLINK that got me to this. I hadn't noticed SYMLINK in the doc, since it wasn't using it, and I was in fact not even thinking that LINK meant, well, a link-more just that it was some SMP/E jargon. But seeing SYMLINK Ied me to thinking "Well, if LINK means a hard link." Note that what I'm doing here is unwinding some undocumented work left by someone departed. It all works, but I want to understand it and optimize it as much as possible. I keep hoping that my fumbling through this stuff saves someone a few hours next week/month/year/decade. And, as ever, thanks for the assistance. You never know what offhand remark is going to lead to enlightenment! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
