[Leaplist] Re: command line question ....

[Craig "Fuzzy" Conner]

>> .... is there a way
...
>> to 'mask' off the 1st n (or last n for that matter)
>> elements of a long pathname

Since you didn't mention why you need to do this, I'm not sure if this
will work for you:

Have you tried making a symbolic link?

ln -s /some/darn/long/idiot/moron/path /some/thing/easier

--Fuzzy

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