GNU bug report logs - #42620
hard link improvement for gzip (wishlist item)

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Package: gzip;

Reported by: Harald Dunkel <harald.dunkel <at> aixigo.com>

Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:37:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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From: Harald Dunkel <harald.dunkel <at> aixigo.com>
To: bug-gzip <at> gnu.org
Subject: hard link improvement for gzip (wishlist item)
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 10:19:34 +0200

Hi folks,

this could be improved:

	% ls -l >x; ln -f x y; gzip x y
	gzip: x has 1 other link  -- unchanged
	gzip: y has 1 other link  -- unchanged

Regards
Harri
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