On Aug 28, 2008, at 1:36 PM, Stuart Henderson wrote:
I don't think they are links, they are real copies. I am checking thiswith konqueror as su and it show clearly when the file is a link or a real file.That's not a good way to check. Try ls(1).
It's likely that he doesn't know the difference between a soft and hard link.
mac - you need a basic unix book. for now, read man ln