How can I detect whether a symlink is broken in Bash?
Solution 1:
# test if symlink is broken (by seeing if it links to an existing file)
if [ ! -e "$F" ] ; then
# code if the symlink is broken
fi
Solution 2:
This should print out links that are broken:
find /target/dir -type l ! -exec test -e {} \; -print
You can also chain in operations to find command, e.g. deleting the broken link:
find /target/dir -type l ! -exec test -e {} \; -exec rm {} \;