GNU bug report logs - #32127
ln: add option to fall-back to softlink if hardlink fails

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: L A Walsh <coreutils <at> tlinx.org>

Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 19:30:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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From: Michael Stone <mstone <at> debian.org>
To: coreutils <at> gnu.org, 32127 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#32127: RFE -- in the way "cp -rl" -- enable 'ln' to do likewise?
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 21:36:47 -0400

On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 02:15:14PM -0700, L A Walsh wrote:
>   I can't think of a similar failure mode that I'd want a hard link
>created

Yes, you've made that clear
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