cdist-type__link(7)
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Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>


NAME
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cdist-type__link - Create links


DESCRIPTION
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This cdist type allows you to hard and symoblic links. The given
object id is the destination for the link.


REQUIRED PARAMETERS
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source::
   Specifies the link source.

source::
   Specifies the link type: Either hard or symoblic.


OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
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None.

EXAMPLES
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# Create /etc/cdist-configured as an empty file
__file /etc/cdist-configured --type file

# Same but with a different object id
__file cdist-marker --type file --destination /etc/cdist-configured

# Use __file from another type
__file /etc/issue --source "$__type/files/archlinux" --type file

# Supply some more settings
__file /etc/shadow --source "$__type/files/shadow" --type file \
   --owner root --group shadow --mode 0640
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SEE ALSO
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- cdist-type(7)


COPYING
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Copyright \(C) 2011 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is
granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).