1CDIST-TYPE__LINK(7)                  cdist                 CDIST-TYPE__LINK(7)
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NAME

6       cdist-type__link - Manage links (hard and symbolic)
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DESCRIPTION

9       This  cdist  type  allows  you  to manage hard and symbolic links.  The
10       given object id is the destination for the link.
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REQUIRED PARAMETERS

13       source Specifies the link source.
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15       type   Specifies the link type: Either hard or symoblic.
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OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

18       state  'present' or 'absent', defaults to 'present'
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MESSAGES

21       created <destination>
22              Link to destination was created.
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24       removed <destination>
25              Link to destination was removed.
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27       removed <destination> (directory)
28              Destination was removed because state is present and destination
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32              Destination was removed because state is present and destination
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EXAMPLES

36          # Create hard link of /etc/shadow
37          __link /root/shadow --source /etc/shadow --type hard
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39          # Relative symbolic link
40          __link /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/www.test.ch   \
41             --source ../sites-available/www.test.ch      \
42             --type symbolic
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44          # Absolute symbolic link
45          __link /opt/plone --source /home/services/plone --type symbolic
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47          # Remove link
48          __link /opt/plone --state absent
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AUTHORS

51       Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
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COPYING

54       Copyright (C) 2011-2012  Nico  Schottelius.  You  can  redistribute  it
55       and/or  modify  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
56       published by the Free Software Foundation,  either  version  3  of  the
57       License, or (at your option) any later version.
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60       ungleich GmbH 2019
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656.4.0                            Jan 04, 2020              CDIST-TYPE__LINK(7)
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