Utility for creating symlink to directory tree

Question

I remember that there is an utility for GNU/Linux, that given some directory, builds the same directory hierarchy, but with all regular files replaced by symlinks to the corresponding ones.

I can't remember its name.

Yes, I know it's a simple lesson in shell programming, but no reason to reinvent the wheel.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 01 '12 at 20:23

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cp has a -s flag, which makes symlinks, instead of copying. You can probably combine it with -r, so it recursively links everything, eg.:

cp -rs ./folder ./target/

answered Apr 01 '12 at 20:23

K. Norbert

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 01 '12 at 20:09

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How about some command-line fu? There are a number of ideas on that page.

answered Apr 01 '12 at 20:09

uSlackr

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Utility for creating symlink to directory tree

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