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I always forget the argument order of the `ln -s` command
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Re: I always forget the argument order of the `ln -s` command
#102$ ln -s javac javac
Not like that.
Re: I always forget the argument order of the `ln -s` command
#103I used to have this problem. Then I realized that if I want to really copy a file, I type $cp file_from file_to and that $ln -s link_from link_to has a very similar effect to the cp command above. I haven't messed this up ever since.
Not the most helpful of advice for those that can't remember which way round the cp command takes its arguments either...
Re: I always forget the argument order of the `ln -s` command
#104In CP/M the order really was "cp to from". So chosen to match the assignment operator in programming.
Re: I always forget the argument order of the `ln -s` command
#105I think up to the 100th time reading the man page I would forget, until I memorized the following mantra: ln -s target link_name
Same here, I just memorized "target [the] link name".
Re: I always forget the argument order of the `ln -s` command
#106For me, it's always the recursive options in (s)cp and chown/chmod and which one is capital -R which one is lower case -r. Simply vexing.
Yeah this one is particularly annoying.
Re: I always forget the argument order of the `ln -s` command
#107Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is a crime against usability IMO. Another comment mentioned that tar takes arguments as "target source" rather than "source target". Ever notice that for everything in the world that screws, like valves or screws or bottle caps, counter-clockwise loosens and clockwise tightens? How is it we got the whole world to agree on that convention, but software is 50/50 on how we order the source and destination?
My first car (a 1967 Dodge Monaco) had 'backwards' lug nuts on the left hand side of the car... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lug_nut#History Propane tanks also used to have backwards screwing connections. I believe this was a safety 'feature' given the mainstream use of small propane tanks. Having them tighten counter-clockwise prevents similar looking but wrong hoses from being attached to the tank. It also tricked…
I have heard that other manufacturers originally starting using reverse-thread propane fittings to work around a 1896 Primus patent, and the situation has simply persisted.
Re: I always forget the argument order of the `ln -s` command
#108I used to have this problem. Then I realized that if I want to really copy a file, I type $cp file_from file_to and that $ln -s link_from link_to has a very similar effect to the cp command above. I haven't messed this up ever since.
I used to just cheat. I normally cd-ed to the directory I wanted the link in then just let the name of the link be the name of the file, so I didn't need a destination file name, just ln -s source_file
Re: I always forget the argument order of the `ln -s` command
#109I used to have this problem. Then I realized that if I want to really copy a file, I type $cp file_from file_to and that $ln -s link_from link_to has a very similar effect to the cp command above. I haven't messed this up ever since.
This happens to be the first comment in the thread on Reddit.
Exactly. Why the GP's comment is currently at +33 when all it does is restate the main point of the story in a confusing way (by introducing from/to into the mix) is beyond me.
Re: I always forget the argument order of the `ln -s` command
#110Every comment except this one is just a repeat of the stuff said in the original reddit discussion