NAME

       hardlink - Link multiple copies of a file

SYNOPSIS

       hardlink [option]...  [directory|file]...

DESCRIPTION

       hardlink is a tool which replaces copies of a file with hardlinks, therefore saving space.

OPTIONS

       -h or --help
              print quick usage details to the screen.

       -v or --verbose
              More verbose output. If specified once, every hardlinked file is displayed, if specified twice, it
              also shows every comparison.

       -n or --dry-run
              Do not act, just print what would happen

       -f or --respect-name
              Only try to link files with the same (basename).

       -p or --ignore-mode
              Link/compare files even if their mode is different. This may be a bit unpredictable.

       -o or --ignore-owner
              Link/compare files even if their owner (user and group) is different. It is not predictable

       -t or --ignore-time
              Link/compare  files  even  if their time of modification is different. This will retain the newest
              timestamp, unless -m or -M is given.

       -m or --maximize
              Try to maximize the link count of the files.

       -M or --minimize
              Try to minimize the link count of the files.

       -x or --exclude
              A regular expression which excludes files from being compared and linked.

       -i or --include
              A regular expression to include files. If the option --exclude has been  given,  this  option  re-
              includes  files  which  would otherwise be excluded. If the option is used without --exclude, only
              files matched by the pattern are included.

ARGUMENTS

       hardlink takes one or more directories which will be searched for files to be linked.

BUGS

       hardlink assumes that the trees it operates on do not change during operation. If a tree does change, the
       result is undefined and potentially dangerous. For example, if a regular file is replaced  by  a  device,
       hardlink  may  start  reading from the device. If a component of a path is replaced by a symbolic link or
       file permissions change, security may be compromised. Do not run hardlink on a changing tree or on a tree
       controlled by another user.

AUTHOR

       The program hardlink and this manpage have been written by Julian Andres Klode, and  are  licensed  under
       the MIT license. See the code of hardlink for further information.

0.2.0                                              2012-02-28                                        hardlink(1)