I have tried to edit both my .profile, .bashrc, .inputrc and none of them will let me save any changes without throwing an error.
Can't open linked file for writing
Yet this git/dotfiles folder that it links to doesn’t even exist. I am very new to git only started using it to keep track of few applications i have been working on. But I have no idea why its taken over all my these files. Anybody know why this is?
OpenSUSE 12.3
Git 1.8.1.4
Thanks
On 04/24/2013 09:16 AM, williamfleming wrote:
>
> Anybody know why this is?
please show us the terminal output and input, as well as the
beginning prompt and exit prompt, from
ls -hal .profile
ls -hal .*rc
copy/paste the in/output back to this thread using the instructions
here: http://goo.gl/i3wnr
if i follow those directions, mi would post a reply like this:
denverd@linux-os114:~> ls -hal .profile
-rw-r--r-- 1 denverd users 1.3K Jun 29 2011 .profile
denverd@linux-os114:~> ls -hal .*rc
-rw-r--r-- 1 denverd users 1.4K Jan 5 11:35 .bashrc
-rw------- 1 denverd users 29 Mar 18 2012 .dmrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 denverd users 581 Jun 3 2011 .htoprc
-rw-r--r-- 1 denverd users 861 May 15 2011 .inputrc
-rw------- 1 denverd users 346 Jul 26 2012 .kderc
-rw------- 1 denverd users 625 Feb 27 2012 .toprc
-rw-r--r-- 1 denverd users 1002 May 15 2011 .vimrc
denverd@linux-os114:~>
Thanks for the reply.
lrwxrwxrwx 1 william users 35 Jan 30 15:37 .profile -> /home/william/git/dotfiles/_profile
lrwxrwxrwx 1 william users 34 Jan 30 15:37 .bashrc -> /home/william/git/dotfiles/_bashrc
-rw------- 1 william users 26 Jan 25 18:36 .dmrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 william users 561 Mar 22 11:38 .fluxtwitterrc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 william users 32 Jan 30 15:37 .hgrc -> /home/william/git/dotfiles/_hgrc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 william users 35 Jan 30 15:37 .inputrc -> /home/william/git/dotfiles/_inputrc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 william users 35 Jan 30 15:37 .msmtprc -> /home/william/git/dotfiles/_msmtprc
-rwx------ 1 william users 75 Mar 12 10:14 .netrc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 william users 33 Jan 30 15:37 .pdbrc -> /home/william/git/dotfiles/_pdbrc
lrwxrwxrwx 1 william users 36 Jan 30 15:37 .screenrc -> /home/william/git/dotfiles/_screenrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 william users 8.5K Apr 15 09:37 .vimrc
That is the output of both commands. As you can see git has just created what I gather to be symbolic links…? But the folder its linked to doesn’t even exist.
On 2013-04-24 10:56, williamfleming wrote:
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> Thanks for the reply.
>
>
> Code:
> --------------------
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 william users 35 Jan 30 15:37 .profile → /home/william/git/dotfiles/_profile
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 william users 34 Jan 30 15:37 .bashrc → /home/william/git/dotfiles/_bashrc
> -rw------- 1 william users 26 Jan 25 18:36 .dmrc
> -rw-r–r-- 1 william users 561 Mar 22 11:38 .fluxtwitterrc
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 william users 32 Jan 30 15:37 .hgrc → /home/william/git/dotfiles/_hgrc
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 william users 35 Jan 30 15:37 .inputrc → /home/william/git/dotfiles/_inputrc
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 william users 35 Jan 30 15:37 .msmtprc → /home/william/git/dotfiles/_msmtprc
> -rwx------ 1 william users 75 Mar 12 10:14 .netrc
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 william users 33 Jan 30 15:37 .pdbrc → /home/william/git/dotfiles/_pdbrc
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 william users 36 Jan 30 15:37 .screenrc → /home/william/git/dotfiles/_screenrc
> -rw-r–r-- 1 william users 8.5K Apr 15 09:37 .vimrc
> --------------------
>
>
> That is the output of both commands. As you can see git has just
> created what I gather to be symbolic links…? But the folder its
> linked to doesn’t even exist.
I’m not familiar with git. Somehow it is configured to control your home
settings.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 12.1 x86_64 “Asparagus” at Telcontar)
Ha I know neither am I , that’s the problem. Any software dev out there familiar with git? Im thinking about removing it if I cant get this solved… 
I cant seem to find anything online about it either.
Thanks
William
williamfleming wrote:
> Ha I know neither am I , that’s the problem. Any software dev out
> there familiar with git? Im thinking about removing it if I cant get
> this solved…
>
> I cant seem to find anything online about it either.
Well, when I typed git dotfiles into google, I got lots of hits, so I
don’t know how you’re searching.
The links I found give me the impression that this is not native
behaviour of git but something you must have chosen to initiate, so I
suspect you aren’t telling us the whole story.
And you didn’t do as dd asked either; you had to almost but not quite
follow his request.
And you’re posting in the applications forum instead of the programming
forum where you might find some programmers.
All of these are making it more difficult to help you, IMHO. In fact,
I’d recommend you remove git and forget it, since you don’t seem
temperamentally suited to development. JMHO.
Merely the install of git does not cause this. What I’d like to see if the output DenverD asks for, not just for your current user, but also for a newly created user.
Plus: provide all the info about how you got where you are now.
To add:
Well, when I typed git dotfiles into google, I got lots of hits, so I
don't know how you're searching.
The links I found give me the impression that this is not native
behaviour of git but something you must have chosen to initiate, so I
suspect you aren't telling us the whole story.
And you didn't do as dd asked either; you had to almost but not quite
follow his request.
And you're posting in the applications forum instead of the programming
forum where you might find some programmers.
All of these are making it more difficult to help you, IMHO. In fact,
I'd recommend you remove git and forget it, since you don't seem
temperamentally suited to development. JMHO.
Just remove the application? What? If that’s all your going to input why bother posting at all. Git is an application so i posted in the application section. If a mod suggests then ill move it but I seem to have got a couple of replies here. And yes there are lots of hits for git dotfiles in google but they are all related to syncing them to a git repo, Nothing about your files linking into a directory that doesn’t exist. And as for saying im not temperamentally suited to development, that’s just insulting. No im not a developer I just asked for some help. Keep your comments to yourself next time
Thanks Knurpht for the reply
Installed git and created 2 repos for my github account, one links to a few scripts the other links to a python application. Nothing fancy just needed access at my work and at home. I really dont think there is anything else other than creating these and adding few files now and again, this is my first time using git. Only wanted to add something into my $PATH and noticed that I couldn’t access any of my dotfiles.
gittest2@200415:~> ls -hal .profile
-rw-r--r-- 1 gittest2 users 1.1K Jan 26 23:27 .profile
gittest2@200415:~>
gittest2@200415:~> ls -hal .*rc
-rw-r--r-- 1 gittest2 users 1.2K Jan 26 23:27 .bashrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 gittest2 users 861 Mar 28 15:25 .inputrc
gittest2@200415:~>
Thats the commands for another test user. There is no linking on the other user. I will try what you posted in second post, had already started to write this when you added the second one up.
Thanks
William
On Wed 24 Apr 2013 11:06:02 AM CDT, williamfleming wrote:
Thats the commands for another test user. There is no linking on the
other user. I will try what you posted in second post, had already
started to write this when you added the second one up.
Thanks
William
Hi
You will probably be able to identify the offending command(s) via
history;
history |less
history |grep git
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Went for this approach and it seems to be working. Thanks for the advice. I also followed Malcolm’s advice but couldn’t find any commands that would give such behaviour. I must have done something but cant seem to spot it.
Cheers for the help!
William