symlinks ☆
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Description:
Symbolic link maintenance utility
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: symlinks cli utility file-system maintenance
Install: brew install symlinks
About:
Symlinks is a command-line utility designed to scan and maintain symbolic links within a directory structure. It identifies broken, dangling, and circular links, and can automatically repair or remove them. This tool is essential for system administrators and developers managing complex file hierarchies.
Key Features:
  • Scans directories recursively for symbolic links
  • Identifies broken, dangling, and circular links
  • Automatic repair and cleanup of problematic links
  • Dry-run mode for safe testing
Use Cases:
  • Auditing and cleaning up symbolic links in large codebases or system directories
  • Ensuring link integrity after refactoring file structures
Alternatives:
  • find – Standard Unix tool can locate symlinks but lacks built-in integrity checking and repair features.
  • fdupes – Focuses on duplicate files, not symlink integrity.
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Sep 13, 2024 12:09am 0 VERSION_BUMP ffe67048
Feb 11, 2023 4:34am 0 VERSION_BUMP 7ce340af
Feb 11, 2023 4:34am 0 NEW dcdb0f60
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