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Why isn't this the default?
Authored by: vonleigh on Dec 11, '02 12:58:37AM

An alias behaves both like a soft and hard link. First it checks the location where the original should be, and if it's not found, it looks for the item using it's unique number (inode is it?).

Personally, I really think they should fix it so aliases are followed on the unix side. It's really a pain in the butt to have them be incompatible.

Do a quick experiment so you can see:

In your home (~/) make a folder called "test". Put something in said folder, say "stuff": so you end up with ~/test/stuff. Now make an alias to the test folder. Open that alias "test alias" and it will show you "stuff".

Now do the following, move your "test" folder to another location (say the desktop), then create a new folder called "test" in your original location. So now you're going to have ~/Desktop/test/stuff and a new test folder (that's empty) at ~/test

If you open the "test alias" it will open the new test folder. You know it's the new folder because it doesn't show you "stuff". Now if you eliminate this new emtpy "test" folder, it will properly open your test folder that's on the desktop (that contains "stuff).


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