Variable symbolic links for a file in UNIX operating system
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Dec 4, 2001
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Feb 26, 1999
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The invention is a method and apparatus for linking to a file in an operating system. In one aspect, the method includes defining a virtual variable; creating a variable symbolic link referencing a file using the virtual variable; referencing the file by the virtual variable; and expanding the virtual variable to identify the referenced file. In another aspect, the apparatus includes a computer-readable, program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform a method in accordance with the invention. In yet another aspect, the apparatus includes a computer programmed to perform a method in accordance with the invention.
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