How remove or fix broken symbolic link?
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In my case this is the problem
~ $ find ./ -type l -exec file ; |grep broken
./.mozilla/firefox/mwad0hks.default/lock: broken symbolic link to 127.0.1.1:+3704
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In my case this is the problem
~ $ find ./ -type l -exec file ; |grep broken
./.mozilla/firefox/mwad0hks.default/lock: broken symbolic link to 127.0.1.1:+3704
linux-mint find symlink
edited Nov 28 '17 at 11:29
Ipor Sircer
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asked Nov 28 '17 at 11:26
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How do you want to fix the broken links?
– saga
Nov 28 '17 at 11:29
find -xtype lis a simpler way to find broken symlinks
– Tavian Barnes
Nov 29 '17 at 14:51
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In my case this is the problem
~ $ find ./ -type l -exec file ; |grep broken
./.mozilla/firefox/mwad0hks.default/lock: broken symbolic link to 127.0.1.1:+3704
linux-mint find symlink
edited Nov 28 '17 at 11:29
Ipor Sircer
8,8571920
asked Nov 28 '17 at 11:26
MoribundMurdoch Polyglotism
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In my case this is the problem
~ $ find ./ -type l -exec file ; |grep broken
./.mozilla/firefox/mwad0hks.default/lock: broken symbolic link to 127.0.1.1:+3704
linux-mint find symlink
edited Nov 28 '17 at 11:29
Ipor Sircer
8,8571920
asked Nov 28 '17 at 11:26
MoribundMurdoch Polyglotism
112
edited Nov 28 '17 at 11:29
Ipor Sircer
8,8571920
edited Nov 28 '17 at 11:29
Ipor Sircer
8,8571920
edited Nov 28 '17 at 11:29
Ipor Sircer
8,8571920
8,8571920
asked Nov 28 '17 at 11:26
MoribundMurdoch Polyglotism
112
asked Nov 28 '17 at 11:26
MoribundMurdoch Polyglotism
112
asked Nov 28 '17 at 11:26
MoribundMurdoch Polyglotism
112
112
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How do you want to fix the broken links?
– saga
Nov 28 '17 at 11:29
find -xtype lis a simpler way to find broken symlinks
– Tavian Barnes
Nov 29 '17 at 14:51
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How do you want to fix the broken links?
– saga
Nov 28 '17 at 11:29
find -xtype lis a simpler way to find broken symlinks
– Tavian Barnes
Nov 29 '17 at 14:51
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How do you want to fix the broken links?
– saga
Nov 28 '17 at 11:29
How do you want to fix the broken links?
– saga
Nov 28 '17 at 11:29
find -xtype l is a simpler way to find broken symlinks– Tavian Barnes
Nov 29 '17 at 14:51
find -xtype l is a simpler way to find broken symlinks– Tavian Barnes
Nov 29 '17 at 14:51
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Since it’s only a lock file there should be no problem with simply deleting it. You can remove the symbolic link with:
rm ./.mozilla/firefox/mwad0hks.default/lock
If you had a new file you want to point the symbolic link to you could then re-create it using:
ln -s /path/to/target ./.mozilla/firefox/mwad0hks.default/lock
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Since it’s only a lock file there should be no problem with simply deleting it. You can remove the symbolic link with:
rm ./.mozilla/firefox/mwad0hks.default/lock
If you had a new file you want to point the symbolic link to you could then re-create it using:
ln -s /path/to/target ./.mozilla/firefox/mwad0hks.default/lock
answered Nov 28 '17 at 11:36
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Since it’s only a lock file there should be no problem with simply deleting it. You can remove the symbolic link with:
rm ./.mozilla/firefox/mwad0hks.default/lock
If you had a new file you want to point the symbolic link to you could then re-create it using:
ln -s /path/to/target ./.mozilla/firefox/mwad0hks.default/lock
answered Nov 28 '17 at 11:36
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up vote
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Since it’s only a lock file there should be no problem with simply deleting it. You can remove the symbolic link with:
rm ./.mozilla/firefox/mwad0hks.default/lock
If you had a new file you want to point the symbolic link to you could then re-create it using:
ln -s /path/to/target ./.mozilla/firefox/mwad0hks.default/lock
answered Nov 28 '17 at 11:36
CallumA
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Since it’s only a lock file there should be no problem with simply deleting it. You can remove the symbolic link with:
rm ./.mozilla/firefox/mwad0hks.default/lock
If you had a new file you want to point the symbolic link to you could then re-create it using:
ln -s /path/to/target ./.mozilla/firefox/mwad0hks.default/lock
answered Nov 28 '17 at 11:36
CallumA
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answered Nov 28 '17 at 11:36
CallumA
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answered Nov 28 '17 at 11:36
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answered Nov 28 '17 at 11:36
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How do you want to fix the broken links?
– saga
Nov 28 '17 at 11:29
find -xtype lis a simpler way to find broken symlinks– Tavian Barnes
Nov 29 '17 at 14:51