From: Taylor, David (DTaylor@WBMI.COM)
Date: Thu Apr 03 2003 - 13:55:23 EST
I should clarify-
Find does follow symbolic links, provided there are in subdirectories of where the find is initiated. My problem is that I am starting the find in the same directory as the links that I need it to follow.
Here's the directory that I am in:
tower@tower_service /tower/home/runtime/is/files $ls -al | grep ^l
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root tower 44 Mar 22 16:47 422-0 -> /tower/home/runtime/is/storage/general/422-0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root tower 44 Mar 22 16:48 422-2 -> /tower/home/runtime/is/storage/general/422-2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root tower 47 Mar 22 16:48 422-314 -> /tower/home/runtime/is/storage/personal/422-314
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root tower 46 Mar 22 16:48 422-316 -> /tower/home/runtime/is/storage/general/422-316
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root tower 47 Mar 22 16:49 422-358 -> /tower/home/runtime/is/storage/pcclaims/422-358
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root tower 49 Mar 22 16:49 422-376 -> /tower/home/runtime/is/storage/commercial/422-376
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root tower 49 Mar 22 16:49 422-378 -> /tower/home/runtime/is/storage/commercial/422-378
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root tower 49 Mar 22 16:49 422-380 -> /tower/home/runtime/is/storage/commercial/422-380
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root tower 44 Mar 22 16:50 422-4 -> /tower/home/runtime/is/storage/general/422-4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root tower 45 Mar 22 16:50 422-6 -> /tower/home/runtime/is/storage/personal/422-6
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root tower 42 Mar 22 16:50 422-644 -> /tower/home/runtime/is/storage/nsi/422-644
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root tower 47 Mar 22 16:51 422-646 -> /tower/home/runtime/is/storage/wcclaims/422-646
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root tower 46 Apr 03 10:47 422-878 -> /tower/home/runtime/is/storage/reports/422-878
This is the find output:
tower@tower_service /tower/home/runtime/is/files $find .
.
./422-0
./422-2
./422-314
./422-316
./422-358
./422-376
./422-378
./422-380
./422-4
./422-6
./422-644
./422-646
./422-878
If I start my find one up (in ....runtime/is/ ) it will follow the links. However, in the case, I need to start the find in this directory.
Again TIA
David
-----Original Message-----
From: Taylor, David
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 12:39 PM
To: 'AIX list'
Subject: Following symbolic links with find?
I saw references to this in the archive but could not find a clear answer.
Is there some way to get the find command to follow symbolic links?
TIA,
David
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