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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 18:36:07 -0500 (EST)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
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To: Jean-Sebastien Valois <jsvalois AT excite DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Removing a Symbolic Link
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On Sun, 28 Mar 2004, Jean-Sebastien Valois wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if you could tell me how to delete symbolic links?  I
> tried rm -f mylink at got the following error:
>
> "rm: cannot unlink `mylink': Permission denied
>
> If the command "unlink" is the solution, where can I find it in the
> cygwin installation program?
>
> Regards,
> JSV

WFM.  FYI, unlink() is a system call that rm uses.  You will have to
provide more details on how to reproduce your problem (e.g., a sequence of
commands that results in the above message, starting with a system that
doesn't have this symlink).  Also, please review and follow the Cygwin
problem reporting guidelines at <http://cygwin.com/problems.html>.
	Igor
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