How to find symbolic links in filesystems - URGENT!!

[Simon R Wootton]

Can anyone tell me how to quickly see if I have any symbolic links within a directory structure on a given filesystem, even if the symbolic link is several levels down the directories. All help rewarded.

[Patrick Wallek · Accepted solution]

Try this:

# find /path -type l -exec ll -d {} \;

The '-type l' is the key. That will find links.

[Michael Tully]

Here's another way. Also a link to where you can see the online man page.

# find /filesystem -type l | xargs ll -d

http://www.docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90680/B2355-90680_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90680/00/01/102-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90680/00/01/102-toc.html&searchterms=find&queryid=20020803-153917

[Darrell Allen]

If you need to limit your search to a specific filesystem, I'd suggest you add the "-xdev" argument. This keeps you from checking filesystems mounted subordinate to the one you specify.

# find /path -type l -xdev -exec ll -d {} \;

# find /filesystem -type l -xdev | xargs ll -d

Darrell