2017-06-30
orangefs
Parallel network file system client
NAME
pvfs2-ln - create a soft link in an OrangeFS volume
SYNOPSIS
pvfs2-ln -s [-Vvh] target link_name
DESCRIPTION
The pvfs2-ln utility creates a soft link (symlink) at link_name which points to target where target will be in an OrangeFS volume. The link_name may refer to files across file systems and even non-existent files.
The options are as follows:
| -V | Display verbose messages. |
| -v | Print version number and exit. |
| -h | Display synopsis. |
ENVIRONMENT
| PVFS2_DEBUGFILE | If set to the path of a local file, redirect debug output to it. |
| PVFS2_DEBUGMASK | Set the OrangeFS debug mask. Possible masks are documented in pvfs2-set-debugmask(1) . |
| PVFS2TAB_FILE | If set, the full pathname for an alternate pvfs2tab file |
FILES
/etc/pvfs2tab
EXAMPLES
Create a link at /mnt/bar referring to the file /mnt/foo referring to it by a relative path.
pvfs2-ln -s foo /mnt/bar
Create a link at /mnt/bar referring to the file /etc/motd which is not in the OrangeFS volume.
pvfs2-ln -s /etc/motd /mnt/bar
CAVEATS
A link to a file outside of the OrangeFS volume will refer to a different file if the file system is mounted at different mount points or on different machines.
BUGS
Please submit bug reports to pvfs2-developers
