1ws_register(1) General Commands Manual ws_register(1)
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6 ws_register - create links to valid workspaces
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10 ws_register [-h] [-F FILESYSTEM] DIRECTORY
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14 Create links to workspaces of the calling user in DIRECTORY and remove
15 links pointing to removed workspaces. The action can be restricted to
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19 The idea of the workspace is to allow the administrator to keep control
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21 data of past and finished projects/jobs is idling for ever on disks. A
22 user can create and dispose arbitrary number of workspaces, they are
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25 From the system side, workspaces will be deleted after beeing expired.
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30 Deletion is probably a task done once a night and not immediately.
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38 -h display usage help text
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40 -F select the filesystem to use the workspaces from.
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44 Create links in WS_LINKS
45 ws_register WS_LINKS
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50 Written by Holger Berger
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54 ws_allocate, ws_release, ws_list, ws_find, ws_restore
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58USER COMMANDS March 2013 ws_register(1)