How do you symlink directories? When I try to cd into a directory I've symlinked, it says "too many layers of symbolic links."
Thanks.
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QUOTE(Capn_Fish @ Aug 15 2007, 03:10 AM)
How do you symlink directories? When I try to cd into a directory I've symlinked, it says "too many layers of symbolic links."
Same as for a file. You've probably got some recursive links somewhere.
CODE
/stuff#mkdir test
/stuff#ln -s test /test
/stuff#cd /test
-bash: cd: /test: Too many levels of symbolic links
/stuff#
/stuff#ln -s test /test
/stuff#cd /test
-bash: cd: /test: Too many levels of symbolic links
/stuff#
What am I doing wrong, then? There's nothing in the folder.
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QUOTE(Capn_Fish @ Aug 15 2007, 10:48 AM)
CODE
/stuff#mkdir test
/stuff#ln -s test /test
/stuff#cd /test
-bash: cd: /test: Too many levels of symbolic links
/stuff#
/stuff#ln -s test /test
/stuff#cd /test
-bash: cd: /test: Too many levels of symbolic links
/stuff#
What am I doing wrong, then? There's nothing in the folder.
Try using a full path. I believe ln uses relative paths, which has caused confusing problems for me before. With relative paths, you're linking /test to itself. ln -s /stuff/test /test should accomplish what it seems you're trying to do.
That solved it. Thanks everyone!
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