[Bug-wget] [bug #45037] wget -O foo ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/Linux/mirrors/debian/README deletes README symlink

[NoëlKöthe]

URL:
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                 Summary: wget -O foo
ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/Linux/mirrors/debian/README deletes README symlink
                 Project: GNU Wget
            Submitted by: nok
            Submitted on: Mi 06 Mai 2015 15:36:34 CEST
                Category: Program Logic
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 1.16.3
        Operating System: GNU/Linux
         Reproducibility: Every Time
           Fixed Release: None
         Planned Release: None
              Regression: None
           Work Required: None
          Patch Included: No

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Details:

Hello,

a forwarded bug report which is reproducible:

https://bugs.debian.org/784348

--8<--
address@hidden:~/tmp/y>ln -s /etc/passwd README
address@hidden:~/tmp/y>ls
README@
address@hidden:~/tmp/y>wget -O foo
ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/Linux/mirrors/debian/README
--2015-05-05 13:17:22--  ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/Linux/mirrors/debian/README
           => ‘foo’
Resolving ftp.funet.fi (ftp.funet.fi)... 193.166.3.2, 2001:708:10:9::20:2
Connecting to ftp.funet.fi (ftp.funet.fi)|193.166.3.2|:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done.    ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done.  ==> CWD (1) /pub/Linux/mirrors/debian ... done.
==> SIZE README ... 1495
==> PASV ... done.    ==> RETR README ... done.
Length: 1495 (1.5K) (unauthoritative)

README              100%[=====================>]   1.46K  5.45KB/s   in 0.3s  


2015-05-05 13:17:28 (5.45 KB/s) - ‘foo’ saved [1495]

address@hidden:~/tmp/y>ls
foo

Doesn't happen if README is a file rather than a symlink, doesn't happen when
using http. The ftp downloader apparently has a bug..
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