Build a simple shell script. That's what linux is all about.
iterate over each file that 'find -type l' finds and check it with any
command that opens a file... like the 'file' command.
Every broken link will have a different error message.
for F in `find /james/username -type -l`
do
RES=`file $F`
if [ echo $RES | grep broken ]
then
echo $RES
fi
done
Yours Truly
James Forte, Magna Timeshare Software
http://www.magna.net/ mailto:James@Magna.Net
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On Fri, 16 May 2008, Eben King wrote:
> No, not the browser.
>
> I can find all links by "find -type l ...". Fair enough, I can look for the
> the red ones in "ls". I might miss one, though, so how do I find only broken
> links?
>
> While we're at it, is there any means to maintain (or fix) cross-device links
> so they'll work even if I move or rename the target?
>
> --
> -eben QebWenE01R@vTerYizUonI.nOetP http://royalty.mine.nu:81
> ARIES: The look on your face will be priceless when you find that 40lb
> watermelon in your colon. Trade toothbrushes with an albino dwarf, then
> give a hickey to Meryl Streep. -- Weird Al, _Your Horoscope for Today_
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