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trunk/chase/chase.1 revision 2 by rotty, Sat Sep 6 21:52:59 2003 UTC tags/chase/release-0.5.2/chase.1 revision 16 by rotty, Sun Oct 12 23:19:24 2003 UTC
# Line 31  chase \- chase symbolic links Line 31  chase \- chase symbolic links
31  |  |
32  .B -0  .B -0
33  |  |
34  .B --loop-warn-treshold  .B --loop-warn-threshold
35  COUNT |  COUNT |
36  .B -w  .B -w
37  COUNT |  COUNT |
38  .B --loop-fail-treshold  .B --loop-fail-threshold
39  COUNT |  COUNT |
40  .B -l  .B -l
41  COUNT |  COUNT |
# Line 125  The -0 option modifies the behviour -f s Line 125  The -0 option modifies the behviour -f s
125  lines in the file as file names, the file names are expected to be  lines in the file as file names, the file names are expected to be
126  separated by null characters.  This allows for specifying file names  separated by null characters.  This allows for specifying file names
127  with newlines in them with -f.  with newlines in them with -f.
128  .IP "-w WCOUNT, --loop-warn-treshold=WCOUNT"  .IP "-w WCOUNT, --loop-warn-threshold=WCOUNT"
129  .IP "-l LCOUNT, --loop-fail-treshold=LCOUNT"  .IP "-l LCOUNT, --loop-fail-threshold=LCOUNT"
130  Set the treshold for warning about a possible symlink loop (WCOUNT)  Set the threshold for warning about a possible symlink loop (WCOUNT)
131  and for failing because of one (LCOUNT).  There are default values,  and for failing because of one (LCOUNT).  There are default values,
132  which you can find out by invoking  which you can find out by invoking
133  .B chase  .B chase
# Line 159  The following messages are emitted by Line 159  The following messages are emitted by
159  .B chase  .B chase
160  when it suspects or detects a symlink loop:  when it suspects or detects a symlink loop:
161  .IP "quite many symlink hops, hope we're not looping..."  .IP "quite many symlink hops, hope we're not looping..."
162  This means that the chain of symlinks is longer than a given treshold.  This means that the chain of symlinks is longer than a given threshold.
163  This may mean that the chain is infinite (and thus contains a loop  This may mean that the chain is infinite (and thus contains a loop
164  somewhere).  The treshold can be specificed by using the  somewhere).  The threshold can be specificed by using the
165  --loop-warn-treshold command line option.  --loop-warn-threshold command line option.
166  .IP "too many symlink hops, giving up..."  .IP "too many symlink hops, giving up..."
167  This means that the chain of symlinks is longer than a given treshold.  This means that the chain of symlinks is longer than a given threshold.
168  This usually means that the chain is infinite (and thus contains a  This usually means that the chain is infinite (and thus contains a
169  loop somewhere).  The treshold can be specificed by using the  loop somewhere).  The threshold can be specificed by using the
170  --loop-fail-treshold command line option.  If you see this message, it  --loop-fail-threshold command line option.  If you see this message, it
171  means that  means that
172  .B chase  .B chase
173  has given up on that file.  has given up on that file.
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