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What causes ln: //: Is a directory?
When linking a directory to root, I get this error:
$ ln -s ~/inbox/ /
$ ln: //: Is a directory
Bash autocompletes the directory path by adding a /. I've tried escaping without success.
$ ln -s ...
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Inconsistency in behavior of 'rm' when a mounted volume is involved?
If I run the following sequence of commands:
mkdir dir
ln -s dir link
rm -r link/
I get this output:
rm: cannot remove `link': Not a directory
I get the warning because I could simply have ...
