Finding symbolic links - UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

mehtad · #1 (**permalink**) 11-13-2001

How can I find all symbolic links across the network to a directory

doeboy · #2 (**permalink**) 11-14-2001

Check out the man pages for find(1) for more information.

You can use the "-type l" parameter in addition to the other parameters for the find command to do what you want.

mehtad · #3 (**permalink**) 11-15-2001

Thanks much. find -type s works.

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