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| author | Dave Reisner <dreisner@archlinux.org> | 2012-09-04 16:07:40 +0200 |
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| committer | Dave Reisner <dreisner@archlinux.org> | 2012-09-17 16:31:06 +0200 |
| commit | 49cfeccb335583ca1dd9e519b9504ca52b9a74ca (patch) | |
| tree | 6814173cc7baa7df5bb4ced9a1c1fb0b3445700b /mkinitcpio.8.txt | |
| parent | 8eea59aae56cf5e153560e7e776070906c6af2bc (diff) | |
| download | mkinitcpio-49cfeccb335583ca1dd9e519b9504ca52b9a74ca.tar.gz mkinitcpio-49cfeccb335583ca1dd9e519b9504ca52b9a74ca.tar.xz | |
functions: allow add_symlink to only take a single arg
In the case of a single arg, use readlink(1) to resolve the target of
the symlink. Document this, and additionally note the lack of guarantee
about the target of the symlink.
Signed-off-by: Dave Reisner <dreisner@archlinux.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'mkinitcpio.8.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | mkinitcpio.8.txt | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/mkinitcpio.8.txt b/mkinitcpio.8.txt index a33869d..efa385f 100644 --- a/mkinitcpio.8.txt +++ b/mkinitcpio.8.txt @@ -131,10 +131,13 @@ functions exist to facilitate this. calling *add_file*, *add_dir*, and *add_symlink* accordingly. This function will not follow symlinks, nor will it add the targets of symlinks. -*add_symlink* 'path' 'link-target':: +*add_symlink* 'path' [ 'link-target' ]:: - Adds a symlink to the image at the specified `path`, pointing to the specified - `link-target`. + Adds a symlink to the image at the specified `path`, optionally pointing to + the specified `link-target`. If the `link-target` is not provided, it is assumed + that this symlink exists in the real filesystem, and the target will be read + using readlink. There is no checking done to ensure that the target of the + symlink exists, and symlinks will not be followed recursively. *add_all_modules* [ '-f filter' ] *pattern*:: |