GNU bug report logs - #47703
Mention if ln -s needs -r, or ln -r needs -s

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2021 05:43:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: Mention if ln -s needs -r, or ln -r needs -s
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:46:48 +0800

man ln says:

       -r, --relative
              create symbolic links relative to link location

       -s, --symbolic
              make symbolic links instead of hard links

Does -s need -r,
or   -r need -s?

Hard to tell from the man page.

Had to find out the 'hard' way.

Please mention the answer on the man page.

Thanks.
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