Checking for broken links in directory structures
Dead End

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Broken links can wreak havoc in directory structures. This article shows you how to use scripts to avoid having your links lead to a dead end.
During a restore process, nothing is more disappointing than discovering that some of the links in your previously backed up data no longer work. Although the link is still there, the target no longer exists, resulting in the link pointing nowhere. These broken data structures can also cause problems when you are developing software and publishing it in the form of an archive, or if you need to install different versions of an application.
Finding and fixing broken links manually takes a lot of effort. You can avoid this scenario by using scripts and Unix/Linux tools to check for broken links in directory structures. In this article, I'll look at several ways to check the consistency of these data structures and detect broken links. Read on to avoid hiccups for you and your users.
Sample Data
As an example, I will use the directory structure shown in Figure 1, which is similar to a piece of software or a project directory that you might encounter in the wild. You can easily create a tree such as Figure 1 with the tree
command [1].
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