Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-lcc!mordor!styx!twg-ap!amdahl!nsc!nsta!instable!amos From: amos@instable.UUCP (Amos Shapir) Newsgroups: net.sources Subject: Re: lln - a routine to list all links to a file Message-ID: <659@instable.UUCP> Date: Thu, 1-Jan-87 04:28:55 EST Article-I.D.: instable.659 Posted: Thu Jan 1 04:28:55 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 1-Jan-87 21:57:05 EST References: <263@bsdpkh.UUCP> Reply-To: amos%nsta@nsc.com (Amos Shapir) Organization: National Semiconductor (Israel) Ltd. Lines: 15 What's wrong with: set `ls -id file` find / -inum $1 -print It's much more portable than the given program, can limit the search to any dir instead of /, and is probably faster on most machines. The moral is: before writing your own utilities (or hacking the kernel as some budding gurus do), re-read the manual - you'll be surprised how many new and useful flags are in utilities you have been using daily! -- Amos Shapir National Semiconductor (Israel) 6 Maskit st. P.O.B. 3007, Herzlia 46104, Israel (011-972) 52-522261 amos%nsta@nsc 34.48'E 32.10'N