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SHTOOL-MKSHADOW.TMP

NAME

shtool−mkshadow − GNU shtool create shadow tree using symlinks

SYNOPSIS

shtool mkshadow [−v|−−verbose] [−t|−−trace] [−a|−−all] src-dir dst-dir

DESCRIPTION

This command creates a shadow tree of src-dir under dst-dir by recreating the directory hierarchy of src-dir under dst-dir and by creating the files of src-dir by linking them into the corresponding directories under dst-dir via symbolic links. When src-dir can be reached via relative paths from dst-dir, relative symbolic links are used, too. This high-level functionality is originally designed for developers to create copies of source trees.

OPTIONS

The following command line options are available.
−v
, −−verbose

Display some processing information.

−t, −−trace

Enable the output of the essential shell commands which are executed.

−a, −−all

Really shadow all files and directories in src-dir. Default is to skip CVS related files and directories, backup files, object files, etc.

EXAMPLE

 #   shell script
 shtool mkshadow −v −a . /tmp/shadow

HISTORY

The GNU shtool mkshadow command was originally written by Ralf S. Engelschall <rse AT engelschall DOT com> in 1998 for Apache. It was later revised and taken over into GNU shtool.

SEE ALSO

shtool(1), ln(1).

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