Re: [debian-knoppix] knoppix filesystem
On Sat, Jun 05, 2004 at 10:29:21AM +1000, Rene Cunningham wrote:
> Gday,
>
> Im stumped and cant figure out how knoppix allows you to write to a
> linked file then store that file on the ramdisk.
>
> This is an example
>
> root@0[etc]# ls -la /etc/hosts
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Jun 4 19:58 /etc/hosts ->
> /KNOPPIX/etc/hosts
>
> # edit with vi. echo >>, doesnt work for some reason.
> root@0[etc]# vi /etc/hosts
>
> root@0[etc]# ls -la /etc/hosts
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 278 Jun 5 04:26 /etc/hosts
Well, you are just replacing a symlink located on the ramdisk, by a real
file on the ramdisk. There is no special magic involved. ;-)
Regards
-Klaus Knopper
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