On Sat, 6 May 2000, Andrew Scotchmer wrote:
> Just a quick question.
>
> In /etc there is /initrunlvl that when in command line mode is highlighted in
> red and flashes!!!
Just a little syntax note : if it is in /etc, it is not called
/initrunlvl.
/initrunlvl is in / (=root)
>
> Giving the 'whatis' command I got the reply 'nothing applicable'. It is also
> completely empty or unrecognisable as when I try and have a look at it with vi
> it attempts to make a new file.
>
> It is owned by root the permissions are 'lrwxrwxrwx' which I understand (does
> the l mean link) but why is it flashing in red and what does it do?
It is a symbolic link. It flashes because the file it points at doesn't
exist.
HTH
Flupke
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