Linux symlinks command

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The Linux symlinks command is a utility program for maintaining symbolic links.

symlinks can check symbolic links in a directory and display the types of symbolic links. The following are the symbolic link types that symlinks can determine:

  • absolute: The symbolic link uses an absolute path.
  • dangling: The original file no longer exists.
  • lengthy: The symbolic link's path contains redundant "../".
  • messy: The symbolic link's path contains redundant "/".
  • other_fs: The original file is located in another file system.
  • relative: The symbolic link uses a relative path.

Syntax

symlinks [-cdrstv][目录]

Parameters：

  • -c Convert symbolic links using absolute paths to relative paths.
  • -d Remove dangling type symbolic links.
  • -r Check symbolic links in all subdirectories under the directory.
  • -s Check lengthy type symbolic links.
  • -t When used with -c, it shows how to convert absolute-path symbolic links to relative paths, but does not actually convert them.
  • -v Display all types of symbolic links.

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