1 07/24/90 links
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3 Syntax as a command: links star_names -control_args
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6 Syntax as an active function: links star_names -control_args
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9 Function: returns the entrynames or absolute pathnames of links that
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13 Arguments:
14 star_names
15 is a star name to be used in selecting the names to be returned.
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18 Control arguments:
19 -absolute_pathname, -absp
20 returns absolute pathnames rather than entrynames.
21 -inhibit_error, -ihe
22 ignore star_names if they are invalid or if access to tell of an
23 entry's existence is lacking.
24 -no_inhibit_error, -nihe
25 prints an error message if given an invalid star_name or if
26 access to tell of an entry's existence is lacking. Default
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29 Notes: Only one name per link is returned; i.e., if a link has more
30 than one name that matches star_name, only the first match found is
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33 Since each entryname or pathname returned by links is enclosed in
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