generate a link

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+# common/manifests/defines/link.pp -- create a link
+#
+# Copyleft (C) 2009 immerdaadmin <admin@immerda.ch>
+# See LICENSE for the full license granted to you.
+
+# Usage:
+# link { "/usr/bin/convert": target => "/usr/local/bin/convert" }
+# e.g. equivalent to bash# ln -s /usr/bin/convert /usr/local/bin/convert
+
+define link(
+    $target = 'absent'
+) {
+    if ($target != 'absent') {
+      file { "$name":
+            ensure => link,
+            target => "${target}"
+      }
+    }
+}
+