NAME

       shtool-mkshadow - GNU shtool create shadow tree using symlinks

SYNOPSIS

       shtool mkshadow [-v|--verbose] [-t|--trace] [-a|--all] src-dir dst-dir

DESCRIPTION

       This command creates a shadow tree of src-dir under dst-dir by recreating the directory hierarchy of src-
       dir under dst-dir and by creating the files of src-dir by linking them into the corresponding directories
       under dst-dir via symbolic links. When src-dir can be reached via relative paths from dst-dir, relative
       symbolic links are used, too. This high-level functionality is originally designed for developers to
       create copies of source trees.

OPTIONS

       The following command line options are available.

       -v, --verbose
           Display some processing information.

       -t, --trace
           Enable the output of the essential shell commands which are executed.

       -a, --all
           Really shadow all files and directories in src-dir. Default is to skip CVS related files and
           directories, backup files, object files, etc.

EXAMPLE

        #   shell script
        shtool mkshadow -v -a . /tmp/shadow

HISTORY

       The GNU shtool mkshadow command was originally written by Ralf S.  Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com> in
       1998 for Apache. It was later revised and taken over into GNU shtool.

SEE ALSO

       shtool(1), ln(1).