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circus78 11-25-2013 03:01 PM
Script to find symlink
 
Hi,

I've a folder with several (broken) links.
How can I quickly find (in bash) the correct ones?

TB0ne 11-25-2013 03:16 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by circus78 (Post 5070498)
Hi,
I've a folder with several (broken) links. How can I quickly find (in bash) the correct ones?
Start by reading the man page on find...pay particular attention to the -type flag. What have you done/tried so far?? A very simple bash script would take a couple minutes:
Code:
if [ ! -L foo ]; then
  do something
fi
There are SEVERAL flags that find has that deal with symlinks....

suicidaleggroll 11-25-2013 05:08 PM
Please clarify your question.

You have a folder with several broken links. A broken link means that it's a symbolic link that points to a file that does not exist. Now you want to find the correct "ones". Which "ones"? What does that mean? Are you trying to find unbroken links? The updated name/location of the target of your broken links?

unSpawn 11-25-2013 05:53 PM
...or see 'man symlinks'?


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