On 01/27/2010 06:37 AM, Andrew Haley wrote: > On 01/27/2010 11:34 AM, Joachim Backes wrote: > > >> Maybe for the 64bit binaries, but not for the 32bit binaries: >> >> file /usr/bin/g++ /usr/bin/c++ >> >> /usr/bin/g++: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), >> dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.18, stripped >> /usr/bin/c++: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), >> dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.18, stripped >> > They are the same file: > > $ ls -il /usr/bin/g++ /usr/bin/c++ > 33599 -rwxr-xr-x. 4 root root 270968 2009-12-22 13:03 /usr/bin/c++* > 33599 -rwxr-xr-x. 4 root root 270968 2009-12-22 13:03 /usr/bin/g++* > > Andrew. > The "4" in the ls output means there are 4 file names which reference the same file (i.e. it's a hard link). For example: [javoskam@amnesia ~]$ mkdir z [javoskam@amnesia ~]$ cd z [javoskam@amnesia z]$ touch abc [javoskam@amnesia z]$ ln -f abc def [javoskam@amnesia z]$ touch ghi [javoskam@amnesia z]$ ls -l total 0 -rw-rw-r--. 2 javoskam javoskam 0 2010-01-27 10:49 abc -rw-rw-r--. 2 javoskam javoskam 0 2010-01-27 10:49 def -rw-rw-r--. 1 javoskam javoskam 0 2010-01-27 10:49 ghi [javoskam@amnesia z]$ echo "hello there" >>abc [javoskam@amnesia z]$ ls -l total 8 -rw-rw-r--. 2 javoskam javoskam 12 2010-01-27 10:50 abc -rw-rw-r--. 2 javoskam javoskam 12 2010-01-27 10:50 def -rw-rw-r--. 1 javoskam javoskam 0 2010-01-27 10:49 ghi Jeff -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines