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broken URL in install(1) man page

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From: Kamil Dudka <kdudka <at> redhat.com>
To: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>
Cc: 33523-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#33523: broken URL in install(1) man page
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 09:23:50 +0100

On Tuesday, November 27, 2018 11:21:03 PM CET Bernhard Voelker wrote:
> 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-invoc
> >     ation.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-invoca
> >     tion.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

Perfect.  Thanks for the quick fix!

Kamil

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