On 20021231T113122-0500, H. S. Teoh wrote: > Hmm, just wondering, what is the difference between chase and namei (from > util-linux)? AFAIK, they do exactly the same thing. Not exactly the same thing, no. For example, namei will blindly follow a symlink loop to the GOS (GOS Over Symlinks:-). Chase detects loops. However, they seem to overlapping somewhat. -- Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho, FM (MSc) * http://www.iki.fi/gaia/ * gaia@iki.fi