GNU bug report logs - #13464
Readlink Bug - Displays absolute path of a non existent file also

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: PK <prassanakalyan <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:08:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: PK <prassanakalyan <at> gmail.com>
To: 13464 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#13464: Readlink Bug - Displays absolute path of a non existent file also
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:05:26 -0600

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Hi,
readlink -m <file> displays the absolute path of a <file>

The bug is that it displays, even if the file is non-existent.

This does not solve the purpose and I see it creates more ambiguity in
showing a non-existent file.

thanks,
PK

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