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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 07:28:28 -0800 (PST)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Subject: Re: Symlink'ed current directory and FIND
To: "Lassi A. Tuura" <lassi DOT tuura AT cern DOT ch>
Cc: Paul Stodghill <stodghil AT cs DOT cornell DOT edu>,
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--- "Lassi A. Tuura" <lassi DOT tuura AT cern DOT ch> wrote:
> > Find doesn't dereference symbolic links unless you tell it to.
> 
> Yes, but surely it should follow the links to the *current* directory? 

Since the directory is a symbolic link then the leaf (i.e.: the '.' directory)
is a symbolic link.  Therefore find doesn't dereference it and reports nothing
unless you tell it to -follow the symbolic link.

Cheers,

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Earnie Boyd
mailto:earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com

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