Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 18:19:04 RST
From: ark AT mpak DOT convey DOT ru (-= ArkanoiD =-)
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To: jims AT eos DOT arc DOT nasa DOT gov
Cc: opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re:  softlink TSR driver
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nuqneH,

In message <199708231330 DOT GAA06099 AT eos DOT arc DOT nasa DOT gov> "Jim Stevenson Ph.D" writes:
> What does this driver do?
> 
It provides functionality similar to Unix symlinks feature.
Here are utilities to make it easier to use:

------------cut------------ln.bat------
@echo off
rem	
rem	Poor man's ln - for those who still use command.com/4dos - style
rem	command language.
rem
rem	Note: " " is not "=",it is ascii code 205 (CDh)
rem
if not exist %2 echo   %1 > %2
if exist %2 echo File exists.
------------cut------------ln.bat------


------------cut------------ln.sh-------
#!/bin/psh
#
# ln utility for OpenDOS (Caldera) and Unixlink (Andrzej Novosiolov)
# Version 0.00alpha 
#
# (C) Copyright 1997 ArkanoiD (Cereus Software)
#
# Runs under Polytron shell, requires minor modifications to work with
# bash/ksh/ms_sh etc.
#

_lastarg=`echo $* | cut -f $# -d " "` 2>/dev/null
USAGE="USAGE:\nln [-vfs] file link\nln [-vfs] file [file..] directory"
_flags=-

while echo "$1" | grep "^-" > /dev/null
do
	if echo "$1" | grep "[^vfs-]" > /dev/null
	then
		echo -u2 "ln: invalid flag\n"
		echo $USAGE
		exit 1
	else
		echo "$1" | grep v > /dev/null; _verbose=$?; _flags=${_flags}v
		echo "$1" | grep f > /dev/null; _force=$?  ; _flags=${_flags}f
		echo "$1" | grep s > /dev/null; _symlink=$?; _flags=${_flags}s
		shift
	fi         
done

if [ $# -lt 2 ]
then
	echo -u2 "ln: invalid number of parameters"
	echo $USAGE
	exit 1
fi

if [ -d $_lastarg ]
then
	echo $_lastarg
	for _file in $*
	do
		ln $_flags $_file $_lastarg/$_file

	done
else
	test $# -lt 3 || ( echo "ln: ${_lastarg}: not a directory" ; exit 1 )
	if [ -f $1 ]
	then
		test -f $2 && 	if [ $_force -eq 0 ]
				then
					rm -f $2
				else
					echo -u2 "ln: $2: file exists"
					exit 3
				fi

		test $_verbose -ne 0 || echo "ln: $1 -> $2"

		if [ $_symlink -eq 0 ]
		then
			echo -n "\315 "$1 >$2
		else
			echo -n "\315 " >$2
			command /c truename $1 >> $2
		fi
	else
		echo -u2 "ln: $1 does not exist"
		exit 3
	fi
fi				
------------cut------------ln.sh-------


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