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fs_whichcell

FS_WHICHCELL(1) 					       AFS Command Reference						   FS_WHICHCELL(1)

NAME

       fs_whichcell - Returns the cell to which a file or directory belongs

SYNOPSIS

       fs whichcell [-path <dir/file path>+] [-help]

       fs whi  [-p <dir/file path>+] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

       The fs whichcell command returns the name of the cell in which the volume that houses each indicated directory or file resides.

       To display the file server machine on which the volume housing a directory or file resides, use the fs whichcell command. To display the
       cell membership of the local machine, use the fs wscell command.

OPTIONS

       -path Idir/file path>+
	   Names each AFS file or directory for which to return the cell membership. Partial pathnames are interpreted relative to the current
	   working directory, which is also the default value if this argument is omitted.

       -help
	   Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.

OUTPUT

       The output includes a line for each directory or file, naming the cell to which the volume that houses the directory or file resides.

EXAMPLES

       The following example shows that the current working directory resides in a volume in the ABC Corporation cell:

	  % fs whichcell
	  File . lives in cell 'abc.com'

PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

       None

SEE ALSO

       fs_wscell(1), fs_whereis(1)

COPYRIGHT

       IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.

       This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0.  It was converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas
       Williams and Russ Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell.

OpenAFS 							    2012-03-26							   FS_WHICHCELL(1)

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