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symbolic link


A symbolic link is a type of file that contains reference to another file or directory in the form of a path. It is a file system object that refers and points towards another file system object. A sy [..]
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An alternate filename that points to the real filename, which in turn points to the real file. Whenever the operating system is trying to parse a pathname containing a symbolic link, it merely substitutes the new name and continues parsing.
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symbolic link


Perl uses the –f
Source: perldoc.perl.org

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symbolic link


An alternate filename that points to the real filename
Source: perldoc.perl.org





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