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Subject:	Re: when to use a ln or a mount
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zzapper wrote:
> Matthew Woehlke <mw_triad AT users DOT sourceforge DOT net> wrote in
> news:et3sqe$vdc$1 AT sea DOT gmane DOT org: 
> 
>> zzapper wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> In my confused mind ln and mount seem to achieve the same thing.
>>> In my case I want to have an easy to type path(s) to my old pc
>>>
>>> so I typed:-
>>>
>>> mount -f -u -b "//dell25/c/" "/o"
>>>
>>> but I also successfully tested
>>>
>>> ln -s //dell25/c/ /old
> 
>> In this case, what you are doing is effective to mounting a remote file 
>> system, so "mount" would be traditional (and also your only choice on 
>> most UNIX's, which don't understand UNC paths). However, as you've 
>> noticed, either one works on Cygwin. :-)
>>
> 
> Do either test if connection valid?

Valid?  No.  "mount" checks that the destination exists.  That's all.


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