ln.c

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#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <err.h>

/*
 * ln - hardlink or symlink files
 *
 * Usage: ln oldfile newfile
 *        ln -s symlinkcontents symlinkfile
 */


/*
 * Create a symlink with filename PATH that contains text TEXT.
 * When fed to ls -l, this produces something that looks like
 *
 * lrwxrwxrwx  [stuff]   PATH -> TEXT
 */
static
void
dosymlink(const char *text, const char *path)
{
        if (symlink(text, path)) {
                err(1, "%s", path);
        }
}

/*
 * Create a hard link such that NEWFILE names the same file as
 * OLDFILE. Since it's a hard link, the two names for the file
 * are equal; both are the "real" file.
 */
static
void
dohardlink(const char *oldfile, const char *newfile)
{
        if (link(oldfile, newfile)) {
                err(1, "%s or %s", oldfile, newfile);
                exit(1);
        }
}

int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
        /*
         * Just do whatever was asked for.
         *
         * We don't allow the Unix model where you can do
         *    ln [-s] file1 file2 file3 destination-directory
         */
        if (argc==4 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-s")) {
                dosymlink(argv[2], argv[3]);
        }
        else if (argc==3) {
                dohardlink(argv[1], argv[2]);
        }
        else {
                warnx("Usage: ln oldfile newfile");
                errx(1, "       ln -s symlinkcontents symlinkfile\n");
        }
        return 0;
}