| Linux / Unix Command: namei |
NAME
namei - follow a pathname until a terminal point is foundSYNOPSIS
namei [-mx] pathname [ pathname ... ]DESCRIPTION
Namei uses its arguments as pathnames to any type of Unix file (symlinks, files, directories, and so forth). Namei then follows each pathname until a terminal point is found (a file, directory, char device, etc). If it finds a symbolic link, we show the link, and start following it, indenting the output to show the context.This program is useful for finding a "too many levels of symbolic links" problems.
For each line output, namei outputs a the following characters to identify the file types found:
f: = the pathname we are currently trying to resolve
d = directory
l = symbolic link (both the link and it's contents are output)
s = socket
b = block device
c = character device
- = regular file
? = an error of some kind
Namei prints an informative message when the maximum number of symbolic links this system can have has been exceeded.
OPTIONS
- -x
- Show mount point directories with a 'D', rather than a 'd'.
- -m
- Show the mode bits of each file type in the style of ls(1), for example 'rwxr-xr-x'.
SEE ALSO
ls(1), stat(1)
Important: Use the man command (% man) to see how a command is used on your particular computer.
