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Re: mkdir when target exists and is a broken symlink


From: Eric Blake
Subject: Re: mkdir when target exists and is a broken symlink
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 14:16:14 +0000

> > I note that 'touch foo' when foo is a broken symlink will create the
> > link destination if possible (though without making any directories,
> > obviously).
> 
> POSIX requires this, but it is arguably a misfeature, due to the
> security issues mentioned.  Perhaps we should add an option to "touch"
> to disable it?

See my earlier reply to why I think POSIX requires the exact opposite - that 
`touch dangling' must fail, not create the new file pointed to by dangling.

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Eric Blake






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