Subject: Re: Modifying /usr/src
To: Paul Goyette <paul@pgoyette.bdt.com>
From: Phil Knaack <flipk@ncremp.ag.iastate.edu>
List: current-users
Date: 02/29/1996 14:37:53
>This is pretty much the procedure I use. The only caveat is that, once
>you've modified something, the original is no longer visible, _even_ if
>you subsequently delete the modified file! (A white-out gets created to
>keep the original hiddden.) What I do to get around this is to unmount
>the union fs, delete the file, and then re-mount the union fs.
It would be easier to do
ls -W
and
rm -W WHITEOUTFILENAME
Cheers,
Phil
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Phillip F Knaack flipk@iastate.edu
Database Programmer, NCREMP Student Development Group
ISU Extension Project Vincent, Iowa State University