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: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Harald Dunkel <harald.dunkel <at> aixigo.com>, 42620 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#42620: hard link improvement for gzip (wishlist item)
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 09:48:35 -0700

On 7/30/20 1:19 AM, Harald Dunkel wrote:
> 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

What improvement do you suggest?
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