[CLUE-Talk] Linking a partition to another

[Dave Anselmi]

I think there is a rebind option to mount that will do what you want.  Don't
have the man pages handy though.

BOF wrote:

> Hello,
>
> How can I link one partition to another where I have more disk space?
>
> I was trying to download Ximian yesterday and its installation file
> insisted on placing the files into /var/cache and its .rpm files into
> /var/cache/redcarpet/packages. I had no control over this, as the
> installation file was a binary file. My /var partition is very small and
> I soon ran out of room.
>
> There is lotsa room on my /usr/local partition. Is there a way to link
> /var/cache and its subdirectory /var/cache/redcarpet/packages to a
> directory on /usr/local to allow the download and then fake out the
> installation program so that it will install?
>
> Thanx.
>
> BOF
>
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