On 8/17/07, Anant (DBA) <shastry17@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Can anyone please let me know the complete functionality of ln - f > command. > When used in this way , > > For example , statement like this > ln -f $EUAP_TOP/sql/HWAPREMO.sql $AP_TOP/sql/HWAPREMO.sql > is deleting the file in $AP_TOP/sql directory. > > Hmmm... Has your friend experimented with 'rm' per chance, also without reading the man page? ;) -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist