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Using (symbolic) links (absolute and relative)
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Hard links are not a problem, because when transferring the data they look
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as different files, tar will not see the difference between a totally
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different file and a hard link.
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When using symbolic links one has to distinguish between absolute
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and relative links. Using a symbolic link can be a problem in general, if
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you link outside of the configuration directory. If you link to other
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files or directories in the configuration directory you should prefer
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relative links. When using absolute links the linked files
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may be non-existent, when using relative links to files outside
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the files may be unreachable, because the cconfig is extracted
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below a different hierarchy position.
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Some operating system implement links differently, you need
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to have a tool, which converts standard links (as used on POSIX
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systems) to those used on other system and the other way
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HREF="footnode.html#foot86"><SUP><SPAN CLASS="arabic">6</SPAN></SUP></A>.
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Nico
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2005-08-28
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