Re: ln can't backup directories

[Bert Wesarg]

On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 18:25, Bert Wesarg <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm failing in creating a symlink where the destination is a directory
> and do a backup of this directory. This is what I tried:
>
> $ mkdir a
> $ ln -s --no-target-directory --backup=numbered b a
> ln: `a': cannot overwrite directory
>
> Looking at the code I can seen the reason, the backup rename() is
> never executed, because the check whether the target is a directory
> comes first.
>
> Any hints whether this is a bug of ln or how I can create the link
> while preserving the destination as an backup are more than welcomed.
>
> Thanks.
> Bert
>
Thanks to all for the release. But can someone please have a look at my problem?

Bert