RE: [SLUG] linked folders show different files

2010-07-01 Thread Troy Rollo
You can hard link a directory (historically done as root using /etc/link or /sbin/link rather than /usr/bin/ln or /bin/ln). Doing so traditionally requires (1) root; and (2) a direct call to the "link" system call (which is what the old /etc/link and /sbin/link did). However if this is indeed w

Re: [SLUG] linked folders show different files

2010-07-01 Thread Daniel Pittman
Ben Donohue writes: > I'm embarassed to say that I don't know whether the files/folders are hard > or soft linked! How to tell? OK. I am going to start from the very basics here, so please don't be annoyed if I am telling you what you already know — I figure better cover those quickly in case y

Re: [SLUG] linked folders show different files

2010-07-01 Thread Daniel Pittman
"Troy Rollo" writes: > You can hard link a directory (historically done as root using /etc/link or > /sbin/link rather than /usr/bin/ln or /bin/ln). On which file system, without causing it serious errors? I can't say categorically that nothing allows it, but it is considered to be a serious vi

Re: [SLUG] linked folders show different files

2010-07-01 Thread peter
> "Ben" == Ben Donohue writes: Ben> Hi all, I really don't understand what is going on here... Ben> I have a folder structure that is replicated several times by Ben> linking the base folder Konqueror caches its thumbnails by a hash of the pathname to the file. As the symlinks (this has t

Re: [SLUG] linked folders show different files

2010-07-01 Thread peter
> "peter" == peter writes: > "Ben" == Ben Donohue writes: Ben> Hi all, I really don't understand what is going on here... Ben> I have a folder structure that is replicated several times by Ben> linking the base folder peter> I don't know enough KDE fu to be able to know how to force

[SLUG] SyPy 1st July: Lightning talks

2010-07-01 Thread Dylan Jay
** NOTE: CHANGE OF VENUE ** RSVP: http://anyvite.com/tnrhu7by8i 6:15: Arrive and enjoy beer provided by Anchor Systems 6:30: Five minute lightning talks (open to all) - Cool things you got from pycon-au or pycon-apac, or anything else pythonic. Bring slides or just your spiel. 7:30: PJ Ob