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Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 12:31:01 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Re:symlinks
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On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 08:09:14AM -0800, Michael A Chase wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jorge Goncalvez" <goncal11 AT col DOT bsf DOT alcatel DOT fr>
>To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 02:30
>Subject: Re:symlinks
>
>>Hi, I have made a symlink with the cygwin command ln -s and i wanted to
>>remove it by Perl code:
>> I have this:
>> $PROG2 = "C:\\cygwin\\bootp\\linux\\install ";
>> if (-l $PROG2)
>> {
>>
>>   system "rm $PROG2";
>>
>>  }
>>  else{
>>  print "popo";
>>  }
>>
>>The problem is that the symlink install it isn't removed althought it
>>is present with ls -l in the good directory?  Why?  I tested my rm
>>command by hand and it works it seems -l not working.  Thanks.
>
>Have you tried Perl's unlink()?

I wondered the same thing.  I'd also suggest using cygwin paths with '/'
and no c: rather than the above.

cgf

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