Post Atd0OUIav61Nw6vpyK by corbet@social.kernel.org
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 (DIR) Post #AhoQwgn55OHgMHqWie by monsieuricon@social.kernel.org
       2024-04-05T20:21:51.196761Z
       
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       I've been admining Linux systems for 25 years, and I still have to check which one it is every time.
       
 (DIR) Post #AhoQwhoXHT2fX5XCcq by monsieuricon@social.kernel.org
       2024-04-05T20:57:42.452016Z
       
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       I appreciate people saying that it's like `cp` or `mount`, but in my head the natural order of thinking about this operation is reversed: it's "create a link to this file" not "make this file also known as this link." Hence two competing "gut feelings" about which should come first. It also doesn't help that commands like "alias" work the opposite direction ("make a new command that is actually this another command").Anyway, it was really just an observation that I confuse this all the time, and I'm not the greenest Linux admin around. :)
       
 (DIR) Post #AhrekSmHLEl6FuPnQO by ITwrx@blurts.net
       2024-04-07T19:05:53.377759Z
       
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       @monsieuricon I memorized "path to file, path to symlink" for this issue. I don't know why, but that was memorable for me.
       
 (DIR) Post #Atd0OUIav61Nw6vpyK by corbet@social.kernel.org
       2024-04-05T20:34:41.417063Z
       
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       @monsieuricon I got around this by thinking of ln as a rename that doesn't remove the old file.  And, indeed, they are the same program underneath.