Hello,
>From `pydoc os`:
symlink(...)
symlink(src, dst)
Create a symbolic link pointing to src named dst.
Is there any reason why this is so deliberately confusing? Why is the
target of the symlink, the think where it points *to*, called the
`src`? It seems to me that the names of the parameters should be
reversed.
Puzzled,
-Nikolaus
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Nikolaus Rath wrote:
Hello,
>>From `pydoc os`:
symlink(...)
symlink(src, dst)
Create a symbolic link pointing to src named dst.
Is there any reason why this is so deliberately confusing? Why is the
target of the symlink, the think where it points *to*, called the
`src`? It seems to me that the names of the parameters should be
reversed.
I used the command the other day, and didn't feel the slightest confusion.
To me, the process of creating a symlink is like a "virtual copy". Which the
above parameter names reflect perfectly.
Diez
"Diez B. Roggisch" <de***@nospam.w eb.dewrites:
Nikolaus Rath wrote:
>Hello,
>>>From `pydoc os`:
symlink(...)
symlink(src, dst)
Create a symbolic link pointing to src named dst.
Is there any reason why this is so deliberately confusing? Why is the
target of the symlink, the think where it points *to*, called the
`src`? It seems to me that the names of the parameters should be
reversed.
I used the command the other day, and didn't feel the slightest confusion.
To me, the process of creating a symlink is like a "virtual copy".
Which the above parameter names reflect perfectly.
Is this interpretation really widespread? I couldn't find any other
sources using it. On the other hand:
>From ln(2):
,----
| SYNOPSIS
| ln [OPTION]... [-T] TARGET LINK_NAME (1st form)
|
| DESCRIPTION
| In the 1st form, create a link to TARGET with the name LINK_NAME.
`----
>From Wikipedia:
,----
| A symbolic link merely contains a text string that is interpreted and
| followed by the operating system as a path to another file or
| directory. It is a file on its own and can exist independently of its
| target. If a symbolic link is deleted, its target remains unaffected.
| If the target is moved, renamed or deleted, any symbolic link that
| used to point to it continues to exist but now points to a
| non-existing file.
`----
Best,
-Nikolaus
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