Finding Cycles in a UNIX File System
Let’s learn how to find cycles in a UNIX file system.
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This lesson implements a practical UNIX command-line utility that can find cycles (loops) in UNIX file systems. The idea behind the utility is that with UNIX symbolic links, there is a possibility to create cycles in our file system. This can perplex backup software such as tar(1) or utilities such as find(1) and can create security-related issues. The presented utility, which is called FScycles.go ...