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broken URL in install(1) man page

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From: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>
To: Kamil Dudka <kdudka <at> redhat.com>, 33523-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#33523: broken URL in install(1) man page
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 23:21:03 +0100

On 11/27/18 5:28 PM, Kamil Dudka wrote:
> The SEE ALSO section of install(1) man page contains a broken URL:
> 
>     Full documentation at: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/install>
> 
> The URL returns:
> 
>     404 - Page Not Found
> 
> I suspect it is caused by the build-time rename ginstall -> install.  If one
> substitutes 'install' by 'ginstall' in the above URL, then it redirects to the
> following URL:
> 
>     https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/ginstall-invocation.html#ginstall-invocation
> 
> ... which does not work either.  It should be redirected to the following URL
> instead:
> 
>     https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/install-invocation.html#install-invocation
> 
> Unfortunately, I do not know where the redirections are maintained.  This was
> originally reported in Red Hat Bugzilla:
> 
>     https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1649774
> 
> Kamil

Nice catch!
I've fixed this in the .htaccess file in coreutils' web-cvs repo.
Marking this as done.

Have a nice day,
Berny

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