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rename symbolic links

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woche

woche

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Jan 16, 2002
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Hi
Has anyone got an idea of how to rename a symbolic link other than deleting and recreating the links.
thx
woche
 
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Hi,

mv works fine with both files and symbolic links. "Long live king Moshiach !"
 
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sorry, my english...;-)

I try once again: I'm not actually trying to rename the link but to relink it, eg: pcms_home -> /mydir to a new destiantion: pcms_home -> /yourdir.

woche
 
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ok.

ln -s -f /yourdir pcms_home "Long live king Moshiach !"
 
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