NAME

slink-convert -- convert pre-4.0 slink configuration files to 4.0 or later.

SYNOPSIS

slink-convert <conf-file> [<conf-file>...]

DESCRIPTION

This program converts pre-4.0 slink configuration files to the new keyword syntax. It descends into subfiles and tries to convert them as well. Thus it is best to run this program as root or as a user with write privileges over all files and subdirectories in which they reside.

This program only converts the old `+' and `!' syntax and can be safely used repeatedly; new syntax will not be touched.

FORMAT CHANGES

This program accomplishes the following changes.

*
Link requests change from

<source> <image>

to

link <source> <image>

*
Unlink requests change from

! <source> <image>

to unlink<source><image>

*
Directory setting syntax changes from

+ <source-dir> <image-dir>

to

cd <source-dir> <image-dir>

*
Include file syntax changes from

+<conf-file> <source-dir> <image-dir>

to include<conf-file><source-dir><image-dir>

.

SEE ALSO

the slink manpage , Slink::Duper.

AUTHOR

Alva L. Couch, couch@cs.tufts.edu, http://www.cs.tufts.edu/~couch, Copyright 1996 by Alva L. Couch.

LAST MODIFIED

May 10, 1996