GNU bug report logs - #12366
[gnu-prog-discuss] Writing unwritable files

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Paolo Bonzini <bonzini <at> gnu.org>

Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 12:14:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Jim Meyering <meyering <at> hx.meyering.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #53 received at 12366 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paolo Bonzini <bonzini <at> gnu.org>
To: Bob Friesenhahn <bfriesen <at> simple.dallas.tx.us>
Cc: 12366 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, gnu-prog-discuss <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: [gnu-prog-discuss] bug#12366:  Writing unwritable files
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:01:37 +0200

Il 06/09/2012 20:21, Bob Friesenhahn ha scritto:
>>
>> No, unlink/rename "sed -i" replaces the file atomically.  A program that
> 
> POSIX rename assures that the destination path always exists if it
> already existed.

My bad, I meant link-breaking/rename.  Of course you must not unlink first.

Paolo
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