1DPNS_SYMLINK(3)                  DPNS      Library      Functions
2DPNS_SYMLINK(3)
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6[1mNAME[0m
7       dpns_symlink  ‐  make  a  symbolic link to a file or a di‐
8rectory in the
9       DPNS Name Server
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11[1mSYNOPSIS[0m
12       [1m#include <sys/types.h>[0m
13       [1m#include "dpns_api.h"[0m
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15       [1mint  dpns_symlink  (const  char  *[4m[22mtarget[24m[1m,
16const char *[4m[22mlinkname[24m[1m)[0m
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18[1mDESCRIPTION[0m
19       [1mdpns_symlink [22mmakes a symbolic link to a file  or  a
20directory in the DPNS
21       Name Server.
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23       [4mlinkname[0m
24              specifies   the   link name relative to the current
25DPNS directory
26              or the full DPNS pathname.
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28[1mRETURN VALUE[0m
29       This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful  or
30‐1  if  the
31       operation failed. In the latter case, [1mserrno [22mis set
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34[1mERRORS[0m
35       [1mENOENT       [22mA component of [4mlinkname[24m  prefix
36does not exist.
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38       [1mEACCES        [22mSearch   permission  is  denied  on a
39component of [4mlinkname[0m
40                    prefix or write permission on [4mlinkname[24m
41parent directory is
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44       [1mEFAULT        [4m[22mtarget[24m or [4mlinkname[24m is a
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47       [1mEEXIST       [4m[22mlinkname[24m exists already.
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49       [1mENOTDIR      [22mA component of [4mlinkname[24m  prefix
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54       [1mENAMETOOLONG   [22mThe    length  of  [4mtarget[24m  or
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63       [1mSECOMERR     [22mCommunication error.
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65       [1mSELOOP        [22mToo  many  symbolic links encountered
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68       [1mENSNACT      [22mName server is not running or is being
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71[1mSEE ALSO[0m
72       [1mCastor_limits(4)[22m,    [1mdpns_chdir(3)[22m,   [1mdp‐
73ns_chmod(3)[22m,   [1mdpns_readlink(3)[22m,
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81DPNS                        $Date:    2004/06/28    09:18:05    $
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