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bug#28927: ln -fs dir name doesn't force
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Andreas Schwab |
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bug#28927: ln -fs dir name doesn't force |
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Date: |
Sat, 21 Oct 2017 20:53:19 +0200 |
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On Okt 21 2017, "Sven C. Dack" <address@hidden> wrote:
> The link should have been set to "bar" with the "-f" or "--force" option,
> shouldn't it?
The file baz/bar has been overwritten. You need to use -n if you want
to overwrite a link to a directory.
Andreas.
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