cdist-type__link(7)
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Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>


NAME
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cdist-type__link - Manage links (hard and symbolic)


DESCRIPTION
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This cdist type allows you to manage hard and symbolic links.
The given object id is the destination for the link.


REQUIRED PARAMETERS
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source::
   Specifies the link source.

type::
   Specifies the link type: Either hard or symoblic.


OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
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state::
   'present' or 'absent', defaults to 'present'


EXAMPLES
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# Create hard link of /etc/shadow
__link /root/shadow --source /etc/shadow --type hard

# Relative symbolic link
__link /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/www.test.ch   \
   --source ../sites-available/www.test.ch      \
   --type symbolic

# Absolute symbolic link
__link /opt/plone --source /home/services/plone --type symbolic

# Remove link
__link /opt/plone --state absent
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SEE ALSO
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- cdist-type(7)


COPYING
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Copyright \(C) 2011-2012 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is
granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
