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+"""
+Hard links cobbler content together to save space.
+
+Copyright 2009, Red Hat, Inc
+Michael DeHaan <mdehaan@redhat.com>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+02110-1301  USA
+"""
+
+import os
+import utils
+from cexceptions import *
+
+class HardLinker:
+
+    def __init__(self,config):
+        """
+        Constructor
+        """
+        #self.config   = config
+        #self.api      = config.api
+        #self.settings = config.settings()
+        pass
+
+    def run(self):
+        """
+        Simply hardlinks directories that are cobbler managed.
+        This is a /very/ simple command but may grow more complex
+        and intelligent over time.
+        """
+
+        # FIXME: if these directories become configurable some
+        # changes will be required here.
+
+        if not os.path.exists("/usr/sbin/hardlink"):
+            raise CX("please install 'hardlink' (/usr/sbin/hardlink) to use this feature")
+
+        print "now hardlinking to save space, this may take some time."
+
+        rc = os.system("/usr/sbin/hardlink -c -v /var/www/cobbler/ks_mirror /var/www/cobbler/repo_mirror")
+
+        return rc
+