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diff --git a/nx-X11/config/util/mkshadow/README b/nx-X11/config/util/mkshadow/README deleted file mode 100644 index eea4b8b89..000000000 --- a/nx-X11/config/util/mkshadow/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,38 +0,0 @@ -The mkshadow programs makes a "shadow tree" of a directory tree. -It logically copies all of the "MASTER" directory into ".". -However, ordinary files, and RCS/SCCS directories are "copied" -by creating a sybolic link to the corresponding file in MASTER. - -The wildmat.c file is by Rich Salz, and from comp.sources.misc, volume 17. -The savedir.c file is lightly modified from the version written -by David MacKenzie for GNU fileutils; the Free Software Foundation -has graciously agreed to waive their usual copyright so this -program can be distributed by the X Consortium. - -If you have problems compiling savedir.c, try setting the DIRENT make -variable as suggested in the Makefile. - - * Usage: mkshadow [-X exclude_file] [-x exclude_pattern] ... MASTER - * Makes the current directory be a "shadow copy" of MASTER. - * Sort of like a recursive copy of MASTER to . - * However, symbolic links are used instead of actually - * copying (non-directory) files. - * Also, directories named RCS or SCCS are shared (with a symbolic link). - * Warning messages are printed for files (and directories) in . - * that don't match a corresponding file in MASTER (though - * symbolic links are silently removed). - * Also, a warning message is printed for non-directory files - * under . that are not symbolic links. - * - * Files and directories can be excluded from the sharing - * with the -X and -x flags. The flag `-x pattern' (or `-xpattern') - * means that mkshadow should ignore any file whose name matches - * the pattern. The pattern is a "globbing" pattern, i.e. the - * characters *?[^-] are interpreted as by the shell. - * If the pattern contains a '/' is is matched against the complete - * current path (relative to '.'); otherwise, it is matched - * against the last component of the path. - * A `-X filename' flag means to read a set of exclusion patterns - * from the named file, one pattern to a line. - -Author: Per Bothner. bothner@cygnus.com. November 1990, 1993. |