pvfs2-ln(1)

1PVFS2-LN(1)                 General Commands Manual                PVFS2-LN(1)
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NAME

6       pvfs2-ln – create a soft link in an OrangeFS volume
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SYNOPSIS

9       pvfs2-ln -s [-Vvh] target link_name
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DESCRIPTION

12       The  pvfs2-ln  utility creates a soft link (symlink) at link_name which
13       points to target where target will  be  in  an  OrangeFS  volume.   The
14       link_name  may refer to files across file systems and even non-existent
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17       The options are as follows:
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19       -V     Display verbose messages.
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21       -v     Print version number and exit.
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23       -h     Display synopsis.
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ENVIRONMENT

26       PVFS2_DEBUGFILE
27              If set to the path of a local file, redirect debug output to it.
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29       PVFS2_DEBUGMASK
30              Set the OrangeFS debug mask.  Possible masks are  documented  in
31              pvfs2-set-debugmask(1).
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34              If set, the full pathname for an alternate pvfs2tab file
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FILES

37       /etc/pvfs2tab
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EXAMPLES

40       Create  a  link at /mnt/bar referring to the file /mnt/foo referring to
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43             pvfs2-ln -s foo /mnt/bar
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45       Create a link at /mnt/bar referring to the file /etc/motd which is  not
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48             pvfs2-ln -s /etc/motd /mnt/bar
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CAVEATS

51       A link to a file outside of the OrangeFS volume will refer to a differ‐
52       ent file if the file system is mounted at different mount points or  on
53       different machines.
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BUGS

56       Please submit bug reports to pvfs2-developers@beowulf-underground.org
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