lndir

creates a shadow directory tree consisting of symbolic links to another

TLDR

Create shadow directory of symlinks

$ lndir [path/to/source]

SYNOPSIS

lndir [options] fromdir [todir]

DESCRIPTION

lndir creates a shadow directory tree consisting of symbolic links to another directory tree. This is useful for building software in a separate directory while keeping the source tree clean.

PARAMETERS

fromdir

Source directory to link from

todir

Destination directory (defaults to current directory)

-silent

Suppress diagnostic messages

-ignorelinks

Ignore symbolic links in source

INSTALL

sudo apt install xutils-dev

sudo apk add outils-lndir

sudo zypper install lndir

brew install lndir

nix profile install nixpkgs#lndir

CAVEATS

Originally developed for X Window System builds. Does not follow symbolic links in the source directory by default.