Is there any way to concatenate two or more directories?
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I have several cases where I would like to concatenate two directories.
eg. there is a dir /etc/profile.d and I have a dir /wa1/profile_local.d that contains files that define local aliases and functions. Right now I copy the contents of profile_local.d to profile.d whenever I install a new system or set up a new machine. Is there any way that I can simply make the local dir appear as an extension of /etc/profile.d? That is, get the same result as if I copied the contents of my local dir to /etc/profile.d?
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asked Mar 3 at 0:02
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I have several cases where I would like to concatenate two directories.
eg. there is a dir /etc/profile.d and I have a dir /wa1/profile_local.d that contains files that define local aliases and functions. Right now I copy the contents of profile_local.d to profile.d whenever I install a new system or set up a new machine. Is there any way that I can simply make the local dir appear as an extension of /etc/profile.d? That is, get the same result as if I copied the contents of my local dir to /etc/profile.d?
linux
asked Mar 3 at 0:02
GrampsGramps
62
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You could have a look at union filesystems
– Stéphane Chazelas
Mar 3 at 0:21
3
Just to provide more insight into the specifics, tell us how making links, (symbolic links if you're crossing file systems) from one directory to the other does not address your needs (e.g. cd /etc/profile.d; ln -s /wa1/profile_local.d/* . )
– Theophrastus
Mar 3 at 0:42
@Stéphane Chazelas Thanksfor the suggestion. I'll look into that.
– Gramps
Mar 3 at 15:13
@Theophrastus Thanks! I've never seen ln used like that. That will solve the problem until I get unionfs figured out. The only shortcoming with ln is that when I add files to /wa1/profile_local.d they won't show up in /etc/profile.d until I create a corresponding soft link.
– Gramps
Mar 3 at 15:18
@Gramps well of course you could make one of those directories (and not merely their contents) a symbolic link to the other and then they would (being a view to one and the same) appear to auto-sync. but beware of making system important directories (like /etc/profile.d) dependent on a separate mount status
– Theophrastus
Mar 3 at 17:40
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I have several cases where I would like to concatenate two directories.
eg. there is a dir /etc/profile.d and I have a dir /wa1/profile_local.d that contains files that define local aliases and functions. Right now I copy the contents of profile_local.d to profile.d whenever I install a new system or set up a new machine. Is there any way that I can simply make the local dir appear as an extension of /etc/profile.d? That is, get the same result as if I copied the contents of my local dir to /etc/profile.d?
linux
asked Mar 3 at 0:02
GrampsGramps
62
I have several cases where I would like to concatenate two directories.
eg. there is a dir /etc/profile.d and I have a dir /wa1/profile_local.d that contains files that define local aliases and functions. Right now I copy the contents of profile_local.d to profile.d whenever I install a new system or set up a new machine. Is there any way that I can simply make the local dir appear as an extension of /etc/profile.d? That is, get the same result as if I copied the contents of my local dir to /etc/profile.d?
linux
linux
asked Mar 3 at 0:02
GrampsGramps
62
asked Mar 3 at 0:02
GrampsGramps
62
asked Mar 3 at 0:02
GrampsGramps
62
asked Mar 3 at 0:02
GrampsGramps
62
asked Mar 3 at 0:02
GrampsGramps
62
62
3
You could have a look at union filesystems
– Stéphane Chazelas
Mar 3 at 0:21
3
Just to provide more insight into the specifics, tell us how making links, (symbolic links if you're crossing file systems) from one directory to the other does not address your needs (e.g. cd /etc/profile.d; ln -s /wa1/profile_local.d/* . )
– Theophrastus
Mar 3 at 0:42
@Stéphane Chazelas Thanksfor the suggestion. I'll look into that.
– Gramps
Mar 3 at 15:13
@Theophrastus Thanks! I've never seen ln used like that. That will solve the problem until I get unionfs figured out. The only shortcoming with ln is that when I add files to /wa1/profile_local.d they won't show up in /etc/profile.d until I create a corresponding soft link.
– Gramps
Mar 3 at 15:18
@Gramps well of course you could make one of those directories (and not merely their contents) a symbolic link to the other and then they would (being a view to one and the same) appear to auto-sync. but beware of making system important directories (like /etc/profile.d) dependent on a separate mount status
– Theophrastus
Mar 3 at 17:40
add a comment |
3
You could have a look at union filesystems
– Stéphane Chazelas
Mar 3 at 0:21
3
Just to provide more insight into the specifics, tell us how making links, (symbolic links if you're crossing file systems) from one directory to the other does not address your needs (e.g. cd /etc/profile.d; ln -s /wa1/profile_local.d/* . )
– Theophrastus
Mar 3 at 0:42
@Stéphane Chazelas Thanksfor the suggestion. I'll look into that.
– Gramps
Mar 3 at 15:13
@Theophrastus Thanks! I've never seen ln used like that. That will solve the problem until I get unionfs figured out. The only shortcoming with ln is that when I add files to /wa1/profile_local.d they won't show up in /etc/profile.d until I create a corresponding soft link.
– Gramps
Mar 3 at 15:18
@Gramps well of course you could make one of those directories (and not merely their contents) a symbolic link to the other and then they would (being a view to one and the same) appear to auto-sync. but beware of making system important directories (like /etc/profile.d) dependent on a separate mount status
– Theophrastus
Mar 3 at 17:40
3
3
You could have a look at union filesystems
– Stéphane Chazelas
Mar 3 at 0:21
You could have a look at union filesystems
– Stéphane Chazelas
Mar 3 at 0:21
3
3
Just to provide more insight into the specifics, tell us how making links, (symbolic links if you're crossing file systems) from one directory to the other does not address your needs (e.g. cd /etc/profile.d; ln -s /wa1/profile_local.d/* . )
– Theophrastus
Mar 3 at 0:42
Just to provide more insight into the specifics, tell us how making links, (symbolic links if you're crossing file systems) from one directory to the other does not address your needs (e.g. cd /etc/profile.d; ln -s /wa1/profile_local.d/* . )
– Theophrastus
Mar 3 at 0:42
@Stéphane Chazelas Thanksfor the suggestion. I'll look into that.
– Gramps
Mar 3 at 15:13
@Stéphane Chazelas Thanksfor the suggestion. I'll look into that.
– Gramps
Mar 3 at 15:13
@Theophrastus Thanks! I've never seen ln used like that. That will solve the problem until I get unionfs figured out. The only shortcoming with ln is that when I add files to /wa1/profile_local.d they won't show up in /etc/profile.d until I create a corresponding soft link.
– Gramps
Mar 3 at 15:18
@Theophrastus Thanks! I've never seen ln used like that. That will solve the problem until I get unionfs figured out. The only shortcoming with ln is that when I add files to /wa1/profile_local.d they won't show up in /etc/profile.d until I create a corresponding soft link.
– Gramps
Mar 3 at 15:18
@Gramps well of course you could make one of those directories (and not merely their contents) a symbolic link to the other and then they would (being a view to one and the same) appear to auto-sync. but beware of making system important directories (like /etc/profile.d) dependent on a separate mount status
– Theophrastus
Mar 3 at 17:40
@Gramps well of course you could make one of those directories (and not merely their contents) a symbolic link to the other and then they would (being a view to one and the same) appear to auto-sync. but beware of making system important directories (like /etc/profile.d) dependent on a separate mount status
– Theophrastus
Mar 3 at 17:40
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You could have a look at union filesystems
– Stéphane Chazelas
Mar 3 at 0:21
3
Just to provide more insight into the specifics, tell us how making links, (symbolic links if you're crossing file systems) from one directory to the other does not address your needs (e.g. cd /etc/profile.d; ln -s /wa1/profile_local.d/* . )
– Theophrastus
Mar 3 at 0:42
@Stéphane Chazelas Thanksfor the suggestion. I'll look into that.
– Gramps
Mar 3 at 15:13
@Theophrastus Thanks! I've never seen ln used like that. That will solve the problem until I get unionfs figured out. The only shortcoming with ln is that when I add files to /wa1/profile_local.d they won't show up in /etc/profile.d until I create a corresponding soft link.
– Gramps
Mar 3 at 15:18
@Gramps well of course you could make one of those directories (and not merely their contents) a symbolic link to the other and then they would (being a view to one and the same) appear to auto-sync. but beware of making system important directories (like /etc/profile.d) dependent on a separate mount status
– Theophrastus
Mar 3 at 17:40