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  • Just Alex
    Liv Benson to You, Bitch
    • Aug 2007
    • 6060
    #1

    Question to unix/server gurus.

    Is there way to virtually mirror one directory with contents of another.
    What i mean is lets say i have directory html/dir-1/ with bunch of files. I want to create html/dir-2/ that mirrors contents of dir-1 with out physically copying files in to it.
    I remember seeing something like that before.
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    • mikesouth
      Confirmed User
      • Jun 2003
      • 6334
      #2
      a simple link will do it without copying the files BUT it isnt useful as a back up or anything think of it as just a pointer to the original dir.

      I can think of several way to dynamically create a duplicate of a directory...a cron job or even a simple shell script to copy/delete/rename files
      Mike South

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        • Aric
          Confirmed User
          • Sep 2002
          • 1209
          #3
          from the html/ directory:

          ln -s dir-1 dir-2

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            • Just Alex
              Liv Benson to You, Bitch
              • Aug 2007
              • 6060
              #4
              Thanks.
              No, going to give it a try.
              Mike, yes, thats what I needed, a pointer. Just didn't phrase it right.

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                • webair
                  Confirmed User
                  • Feb 2002
                  • 8531
                  #5
                  Yes its possible, its called a 'Symbolic link' or symlink
                  you can create one in unix using the 'ln' command, or you can ask your host to create it for you


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