1f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ciReadme file for linktest.pl
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3f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ciLicense:
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5f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci    Copyright (c) International Business Machines  Corp., 2001
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23f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ciOverview:
24f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci    Name:           linktest.pl
25f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci    Description:    A regression test for links per file.
26f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci                    Linktest.pl is a simple test that attempts
27f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci                    to create a given number of hard links and
28f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci                    symbolic links to a single file.
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30f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ciFiles:
31f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci    linktest.pl
32f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci    README
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34f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ciAvailability:
35f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci    Currently only available via internal IBM websites pending
36f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci    legal review:
37f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci    http://cvs.opensource.ibm.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/testcases/fs/fs_perms/?cvsroot=ltp
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39f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ciInstallation:
40f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci    N/A
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42f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ciUse:
43f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci    ./linktest.pl <number of symbolic links> <number of hard links>
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45f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci    ex:  ./linktest.pl 1000 1000 would create 1000 symlinks and 1000
46f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci         hardlinks
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48f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ciWarning(s):
49f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci    If execution is terminated, the hlink and slink subdirectories will
50f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci    have to be manually removed (along with any links or files in them).
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52f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ciToDo:
53f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci    I'll think of something.
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55f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ciChangeLog:
56f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci    Date      Version       Author                  Reason
57f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci    05/07/01    .99         martinjn@us.ibm.com     Needed a quick regression test to
58f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ci                                                    identify link limitations.
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61f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ciJeff Martin
62f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ciSoftware Engineer
63f08c3bdfSopenharmony_ciIBM Linux Technology Center-Test Team
64f08c3bdfSopenharmony_cimartinjn@us.ibm.com
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