fs_whereis - Reports each file server housing a file or directory
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OpenAFS 2025-03-21 FS_WHEREIS(1)
Description
The fswhereis command returns the name of each file server machine that houses the volume containing
each directory or file named by the -path argument.
Examples
The following example indicates that volume housing the directory /afs/example.com resides is replicated
on both "fs1.example.com" and "fs3.example.com":
% fs whereis -path /afs/example.com
File /afs/example.com is on hosts fs1.example.com fs3.example.com
Name
fs_whereis - Reports each file server housing a file or directory
Options
-path <dir/filepath>+
Names each AFS file or directory for which to return the host file server machine. Partial pathnames
are interpreted relative to the current working directory, which is also the default value if this
argument is omitted.
-help
Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.
Output
The output includes a line for each specified directory or file. It names the file server machine on
which the volume that houses the specified directory or file resides. A list of multiple machines
indicates that the directory or file is in a replicated volume.
Machine names usually have a suffix indicating their cell membership. If the cell is not clear, use the
fswhichcell command to display the cell in which the directory or file resides. To display the cell
membership of the local machine, use the fswscell command.
Privilege Required
None
See Also
fs_whichcell(1), fs_wscell(1)
Synopsis
fswhereis [-path <dir/filepath>+] [-help]
fswhe [-p <dir/filepath>+] [-h]
