[NTLUG:Discuss] Shortcuts

[Patrick Parks]

On Thu, 2001-08-23 at 19:03, Fred James wrote:

> Just a touch more detail:
> In any given Linux/Unix directory there are two special files, . and .. 
> (dot, and dot dot).
> 

Ok, That makes sense to me, so how would I make a file execute in any dir I am in, like when I am logged in as root, and I can type 
linuxconf from any directory that I am in and it executes? Is this called a symbolic link? Sorry to flood the list with newby questions, but I am a newby :)

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