2018-10-12 08:43:30 +01:00
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# namei
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> Follows a pathname (which can be a symbolic link) until a terminal point is found (a file/directory/char device etc).
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> This program is useful for finding "too many levels of symbolic links" problems.
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2022-03-21 17:07:48 +00:00
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> More information: <https://manned.org/namei>.
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2018-10-12 08:43:30 +01:00
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- Resolve the pathnames specified as the argument parameters:
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`namei {{path/to/a}} {{path/to/b}} {{path/to/c}}`
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- Display the results in a long-listing format:
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`namei --long {{path/to/a}} {{path/to/b}} {{path/to/c}}`
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- Show the mode bits of each file type in the style of `ls`:
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`namei --modes {{path/to/a}} {{path/to/b}} {{path/to/c}}`
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- Show owner and group name of each file:
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`namei --owners {{path/to/a}} {{path/to/b}} {{path/to/c}}`
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- Don't follow symlinks while resolving:
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`namei --nosymlinks {{path/to/a}} {{path/to/b}} {{path/to/c}}`
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