Re^2: Identical Files to Symbolic Links

Not to pour Kool-aid in the swimming pool, but aside from being technically correct, are there situations where such things matter? That is, have you found systems where someone said "hmm...things would be 200% faster if we used hard links instead of symlinks"? If so, that must've been on helluva tight spec!

thor

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Re^3: Identical Files to Symbolic Links by merlyn (Sage) on Nov 09, 2005 at 12:21 UTC
Not sure why you focussed on the speed. I just included that for completeness. More important is the space and delete/rename problems. But over NFS, long symlinks are very expensive, if you're curious and unaware. -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker Be sure to read my standard disclaimer if this is a reply.	[reply]
Re^4: Identical Files to Symbolic Links by thor (Priest) on Nov 09, 2005 at 14:28 UTC
I focused on the speed because I (for the most part) agree with you on the other points. Discourse would become very verbose around here if everyone said "yup...I agree with you on these three points, but not these two". Because I'm curious, what are your definitions of "long" and "very expensive"? thor `Feel the white light, the light within Be your own disciple, fan the sparks of will For all of us waiting, your kingdom will come`	[reply]