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version 1.8, 1999/06/05 01:21:31

version 1.9, 2000/03/08 03:11:31

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populated with real files but instead with symbolic links pointing at

the real files in the

.Ar fromdir

directory tree. This is usually useful for maintaining source code for

directory tree.

different machine architectures. You create a shadow directory

This is usually useful for maintaining source code for

different machine architectures.

You create a shadow directory

containing links to the real source, which you will have usually

mounted from a remote machine. You can build in the shadow tree, and

mounted from a remote machine.

You can build in the shadow tree, and

the object files will be in the shadow directory, while the

source files in the shadow directory are just symlinks to the real

files.

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The

.Ar todir

argument is optional and defaults to the current directory. The

argument is optional and defaults to the current directory.

The

.Ar fromdir

argument may be relative (e.g., ../src) and is relative to

argument may be relative (e.g.,

.Pa \&.\&./src )

and is relative to

.Ar todir

(not the current directory).

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If you add files, simply run

.Nm lndir

again. New files will be silently added. Old files will be

again.

New files will be silently added.

Old files will be

checked that they have the correct link.

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Deleting files is a more painful problem; the symlinks will

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The

.Fl i

flag changes this behavior.

.Sh OPTIONS

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The options are as follows:

.Bl -tag -width XxXXXXXXXXXXXX

.It Fl e Ar exceptfile

Add the specified file to the list of excluded files/directories. This is

Add the specified file to the list of excluded files/directories.

This is

effective in all directories searched by

.Nm lndir .

This option may be specified as many times as needed.

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.It Fl i

Causes the program to not treat symbolic links in

.Ar fromdir

specially. The link created in

specially.

The link created in

.Ar todir

will point back to the corresponding (symbolic link) file in

.Ar fromdir .

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This option exists mostly to emulate the behavior the C version of

.Nm lndir

had in X11R6. Its use is not recommended.

had in X11R6.

Its use is not recommended.

.El

.Sh DIAGNOSTICS

The program displays the name of each subdirectory it enters, followed

by a colon. The

by a colon.

The

.Fl s

option suppresses these messages.

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.Sh BUGS

The

.Xr patch 1

program gets upset if it cannot change the files. You should never run

program gets upset if it cannot change the files.

You should never run

.Xr patch 1

from a shadow directory anyway.

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