Re: Symlink indirection

["Joseph Fannin" <jhf@rivenstone.net>]

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On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 05:04:12PM +0000, Andrew Walrond wrote:
> Of course; Didn't think of that in this context.
> 
> My application of symlinks involves overlaying several directories onto 
> another, in an order such that any like named files are overridden in a 
> defined way.
> 
> I had thought about asking the feasibility of [made up name] 
> 'transparent bindings' which would have this effect
> 
> Suppose I might as well ask now ;) Any takers?

    I don't understand what you are trying to explain.  Do you mean a
union mount, or a variation thereof?

    I thought Al Viro was going to do union mount support for 2.5, but
I haven't heard about it in a while.  Maybe it went in and no one noticed?

 
> Pete Zaitcev wrote:
> >>Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 16:48:45 +0000
> >>From: Andrew Walrond <andrew@walrond.org>
> >
> >
> >>Sorry for being dense, but what do you mean by 'bindings' ? Hard links?
> >
> >
> >$ man mount
> >
> >       Since Linux 2.4.0 it is possible to remount part of the file  
> >       hierarchy
> >       somewhere else. The call is
> >              mount --bind olddir newdir
> >       After this call the same contents is accessible in two places.
> >
> >
> 
> 
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Joseph Fannin
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