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hi there, I have a linux server, and use symbolic links a fair amount. I'm also merging some of my php code library to another location. my question is, is ...
  1. 10-09-2010 #1
    samf
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    detecting symbolic links

    hi there,

    I have a linux server, and use symbolic links a fair amount. I'm also merging some of my php code
    library to another location.

    my question is, is there any way to get a list of symbolic links that point to a specific directory which I am going to be moving? that way I can manually go through them and re-point to the new location of the physical folder. Thanks, your assistance is appreciated.

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    i think you use this it work
    Code:
     ls -la
    Hard Links and Symbolic Links
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    ved's points out it right you can get in the directory to which directory/file the symbolic link points to.

    you can also try
    Code:
    find $PWD  -type l -ls
    $PWD - your present working directory you can check for any directory,
    this will go through every directory and give list of symbolic links
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