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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1992-10-31 20:42:48 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1992-10-31 20:42:48 +0000
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+/* `ln' program to create links between files.
+ Copyright (C) 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
+
+/* Written by Mike Parker and David MacKenzie. */
+
+#ifdef _AIX
+ #pragma alloca
+#endif
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include "system.h"
+#include "backupfile.h"
+
+int link (); /* Some systems don't declare this anywhere. */
+
+#ifdef S_ISLNK
+int symlink ();
+#endif
+
+char *basename ();
+enum backup_type get_version ();
+int do_link ();
+int isdir ();
+int yesno ();
+void error ();
+void usage ();
+
+/* A pointer to the function used to make links. This will point to either
+ `link' or `symlink'. */
+int (*linkfunc) ();
+
+/* If nonzero, make symbolic links; otherwise, make hard links. */
+int symbolic_link;
+
+/* If nonzero, ask the user before removing existing files. */
+int interactive;
+
+/* If nonzero, remove existing files unconditionally. */
+int remove_existing_files;
+
+/* If nonzero, list each file as it is moved. */
+int verbose;
+
+/* If nonzero, allow the superuser to make hard links to directories. */
+int hard_dir_link;
+
+/* The name by which the program was run, for error messages. */
+char *program_name;
+
+struct option long_options[] =
+{
+ {"backup", 0, NULL, 'b'},
+ {"directory", 0, &hard_dir_link, 1},
+ {"force", 0, NULL, 'f'},
+ {"interactive", 0, NULL, 'i'},
+ {"suffix", 1, NULL, 'S'},
+ {"symbolic", 0, &symbolic_link, 1},
+ {"verbose", 0, &verbose, 1},
+ {"version-control", 1, NULL, 'V'},
+ {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
+};
+
+void
+main (argc, argv)
+ int argc;
+ char **argv;
+{
+ int c;
+ int errors;
+ int make_backups = 0;
+ char *version;
+
+ version = getenv ("SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX");
+ if (version)
+ simple_backup_suffix = version;
+ version = getenv ("VERSION_CONTROL");
+ program_name = argv[0];
+ linkfunc = link;
+ symbolic_link = remove_existing_files = interactive = verbose
+ = hard_dir_link = 0;
+ errors = 0;
+
+ while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "bdfisvFS:V:", long_options, (int *) 0))
+ != EOF)
+ {
+ switch (c)
+ {
+ case 0: /* Long-named option. */
+ break;
+ case 'b':
+ make_backups = 1;
+ break;
+ case 'd':
+ case 'F':
+ hard_dir_link = 1;
+ break;
+ case 'f':
+ remove_existing_files = 1;
+ interactive = 0;
+ break;
+ case 'i':
+ remove_existing_files = 0;
+ interactive = 1;
+ break;
+ case 's':
+#ifdef S_ISLNK
+ symbolic_link = 1;
+#else
+ error (0, 0, "symbolic links not supported; making hard links");
+#endif
+ break;
+ case 'v':
+ verbose = 1;
+ break;
+ case 'S':
+ simple_backup_suffix = optarg;
+ break;
+ case 'V':
+ version = optarg;
+ break;
+ default:
+ usage ();
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ if (optind == argc)
+ usage ();
+
+ if (make_backups)
+ backup_type = get_version (version);
+
+#ifdef S_ISLNK
+ if (symbolic_link)
+ linkfunc = symlink;
+#endif
+
+ if (optind == argc - 1)
+ errors = do_link (argv[optind], ".");
+ else if (optind == argc - 2)
+ {
+ errors = do_link (argv[optind], argv[optind + 1]);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ char *to;
+
+ to = argv[argc - 1];
+ if (!isdir (to))
+ error (1, 0, "when making multiple links, last argument must be a directory");
+ for (; optind < argc - 1; ++optind)
+ errors += do_link (argv[optind], to);
+ }
+
+ exit (errors != 0);
+}
+
+/* Make a link DEST to existing file SOURCE.
+ If DEST is a directory, put the link to SOURCE in that directory.
+ Return 1 if there is an error, otherwise 0. */
+
+int
+do_link (source, dest)
+ char *source;
+ char *dest;
+{
+ struct stat dest_stats;
+ char *dest_backup = NULL;
+
+ /* isdir uses stat instead of lstat.
+ On SVR4, link does not follow symlinks, so this check disallows
+ making hard links to symlinks that point to directories. Big deal.
+ On other systems, link follows symlinks, so this check is right. */
+ if (!symbolic_link && !hard_dir_link && isdir (source))
+ {
+ error (0, 0, "%s: hard link not allowed for directory", source);
+ return 1;
+ }
+ if (isdir (dest))
+ {
+ /* Target is a directory; build the full filename. */
+ char *new_dest;
+ char *source_base;
+
+ source_base = basename (source);
+ new_dest = (char *)
+ alloca (strlen (source_base) + 1 + strlen (dest) + 1);
+ sprintf (new_dest, "%s/%s", dest, source_base);
+ dest = new_dest;
+ }
+
+ if (lstat (dest, &dest_stats) == 0)
+ {
+ if (S_ISDIR (dest_stats.st_mode))
+ {
+ error (0, 0, "%s: cannot overwrite directory", dest);
+ return 1;
+ }
+ if (interactive)
+ {
+ fprintf (stderr, "%s: replace `%s'? ", program_name, dest);
+ if (!yesno ())
+ return 0;
+ }
+ else if (!remove_existing_files)
+ {
+ error (0, 0, "%s: File exists", dest);
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ if (backup_type != none)
+ {
+ char *tmp_backup = find_backup_file_name (dest);
+ if (tmp_backup == NULL)
+ error (1, 0, "virtual memory exhausted");
+ dest_backup = alloca (strlen (tmp_backup) + 1);
+ strcpy (dest_backup, tmp_backup);
+ free (tmp_backup);
+ if (rename (dest, dest_backup))
+ {
+ if (errno != ENOENT)
+ {
+ error (0, errno, "cannot backup `%s'", dest);
+ return 1;
+ }
+ else
+ dest_backup = NULL;
+ }
+ }
+ else if (unlink (dest) && errno != ENOENT)
+ {
+ error (0, errno, "cannot remove old link to `%s'", dest);
+ return 1;
+ }
+ }
+ else if (errno != ENOENT)
+ {
+ error (0, errno, "%s", dest);
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ if (verbose)
+ printf ("%s -> %s\n", source, dest);
+
+ if ((*linkfunc) (source, dest) == 0)
+ {
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ error (0, errno, "cannot %slink `%s' to `%s'",
+#ifdef S_ISLNK
+ linkfunc == symlink ? "symbolic " : "",
+#else
+ "",
+#endif
+ source, dest);
+
+ if (dest_backup)
+ {
+ if (rename (dest_backup, dest))
+ error (0, errno, "cannot un-backup `%s'", dest);
+ }
+ return 1;
+}
+
+void
+usage ()
+{
+ fprintf (stderr, "\
+Usage: %s [options] source [dest]\n\
+ %s [options] source... directory\n\
+Options:\n\
+ [-bdfisvF] [-S backup-suffix] [-V {numbered,existing,simple}]\n\
+ [--version-control={numbered,existing,simple}] [--backup] [--directory]\n\
+ [--force] [--interactive] [--symbolic] [--verbose]\n\
+ [--suffix=backup-suffix]\n",
+ program_name, program_name);
+ exit (1);
+}