topic Re: List linked files in Operating System - HP-UX

List linked files

Tom Gore — Thu, 26 Apr 2001 15:18:25 GMT

Is there a way I can obtain a list of all of the linked files on my system (HP-UX 11.0)?

Thanks.

Re: List linked files

James R. Ferguson — Thu, 26 Apr 2001 15:25:27 GMT

Hi Tom:

# find -type l

...for example:

# find /etc -type l

...JRF...

Re: List linked files

Carsten Krege — Thu, 26 Apr 2001 15:29:56 GMT

If you want a list of symbolic links on your system:

# find / -type l

If you want to find the hardlinks to a specific file, e.g. /sbin/lvchange

# cd /
# ls -li /sbin/lvchange
255 lr-sr-xr-t 1 root sys 14 Aug 20 1998 lvchange@ -> /sbin/lvchange
# find . -inum 255 -xdev

(xdev is necessary since the inode number is only unique in this filesystem).

Carsten

Re: List linked files

A. Clay Stephenson — Thu, 26 Apr 2001 15:34:04 GMT

James' answer works if you are looking for symbolic links; however, if links (and I assume you are looking for regular files)
find . -type f -links +1

if you are looking for for directories (since they always have at least 2)
find . -type d -links +2

Re: List linked files

James R. Ferguson — Thu, 26 Apr 2001 16:27:42 GMT

Hi again:

I had frankly ignored hardlinks and assumed that you were interested in tracking only symbolic ones since symbolic links allow you to cross filesystem boundries.

Carsten & Clay's contributions stimulated my thinking again, and here's another thought for viewing your system:

# cd /sbin
# ls -ilR | awk '$2 ~/l/ || ($2 !~/d/ && $3 > 2)' | sort -k1n | more

This will produce a list of symbolic links and all files that are hardlinked, sorted by inode number. Obviously, as Carsten noted, you will want to analyze one filesytem at a time.

...JRF...

Re: List linked files

Tom Gore — Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:14:08 GMT

Thanks to all. I was able to obtain my info. I redirected the output to a file, downloaded to my PC, and now I can play with it to my hearts content.

Sorry James, you only get one "10" pointer evern though you replied twice.

-TFG-

Re: List linked files

James R. Ferguson — Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:42:07 GMT

Hi Tom:

A typo, and hence a correction:

ls -ilR | awk '$2 ~/l/ || ($2 !~/d/ && $3 > 1)' | sort -k1n | more

...JRF...

Re: List linked files

Bill McNAMARA_1 — Fri, 27 Apr 2001 12:44:19 GMT

I use cut/grep instead of awk, I hate awk!
Does it's name come from awkward?

Later,
Bill

Re: List linked files

Tom Gore — Wed, 02 May 2001 11:58:16 GMT

Bill,

Just be glad you don't have to work with an AS400 system (or do you??). They seem to have an aversion -for the most part- to vowels in their commands (WRKSPLF, CPYFRMQRYF... yuck!). ;)