reclinker reclinker is a recursive symlinking utility.
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reclinker is a recursive symlinking utility. reclinker is a recursive symlinking utility. The project mirrors a hierarchy of files by means of symlinks.The program has a linker, a deleter and a test mode. By default it's inlinker mode. It gets into deleter mode if it's invoked as recdeleter, and intotest mode if it's invoked as reclinktester. Linker/deleter/test mode may beforced with the -l/-d/-t switches.In linker mode it mirrors the directory tree under < from > to under < where >and symlinks files there. The symlinks point to the basename of the fileprocessed, prefixed with < prefix >. If < prefix > is not given, it defaultsto the absolute pathname of < from > (ie., the symlink points to thecorrect absolute filename).In deleter mode it deletes non-broken symlinks (empty directories) ofthe form < where >/foo, where < from >/foo is an existing file (directory).(A dir is also considered empty if it gets empty during the deletionprocedure.)In test mode it tests whether symlinks/dirs under < where > correspondingto files/dirs under < from > exist, and whether are they created properly.If extra arguments are given, then they will be treated as files namedrelatively from < from >, and they will be proceeded individually(no mass action is taken). If "-" is among these extra arguments,then individual file names are also read from stdin; if "0-" is amongthem, individual file names are also read from stdin, being separatedby ''.Here are some key features of "reclinker":· written in pure C (no dependencies, fast) · free of forced, confusing package management terminology (like stow dir, target dir, package) · supports both absolut and relative linking · supports linking into existing hierarchies, handles properly already existing directory symlinks in the target hierarchy (like /usr/man -> share/man) · supports access control (set ownership/mode of created links/directories, filter processed files based on ownership/mode requirements) · license is LGPL, not GPL (some may think it's a feature)It also has a feature which makes it similar to cpio passthrough mode: reclinker can take a list of files on stdin, and link only those files which occur in the list.reclinker was written to be the part of a more comprehensive symlinky package management scheme, IFS. IFS is not ready but you can just start using reclinker immediately.Options common for all modes: -h print this message and exit -U < user > skip file under < from > if it's not owned by < user > -G < group > skip file under < from > if it doesn't belong to < group > -v/-q increase/decrease verbosity level (currently 0, 1, 2 are in use, default is 1)Options in linker mode are: -r produce relative symlinks -f overwrite existing files -m < mode > create new directories with mode < mode > ( &'d with umask!) -o force < mode > given by -m for all processed directories (if -m is not used, the mode of the actually processed dir is forced) -u < user > newly created dirs/symlinks shall be owned by < user > -g < group > newly created dirs/symlinks shall belong to < group > -D only directories are proceeded -p < prefix > prepend < prefix > to link targetsOptions in deleter mode are: -f delete corresponding file even it's not a symlink -m < mode > deletes < where >/foo only if < from >/foo is of mode < mode > -o only broken symlinks are deleted -u < user > deletes < where >/foo only if it belongs to < user > -g < group > deletes < where >/foo only if it belongs to < group > -D don't delete directoriesOptions in test mode are: -r test symlinks as if they were created using -r in linker mode -m < mode > skip foo if < from >/foo isn't of mode < mode > -u < user > skip foo if < where >/foo is not owned by < user > -g < group > skip foo if < where >/foo doesn't belong to < group > -p < prefix > test links assuming they were created using "-p < prefix >"Return values: 0 - success; 1 - fatal error; 2 - some act failed butjust kept on doing; 3 - arguments imply nothing happens (eg., badoptions used)

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