GNU bug report logs - #52115
Suggestion: LN command should swap TARGET and LINK_NAME if LINK_NAME already exists

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Warren Parad <wparad <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2021 20:25:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

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From: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>
To: 52115 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 52115-submitter <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#52115: Suggestion: LN command should swap TARGET and LINK_NAME if LINK_NAME already exists
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:24:24 -0700

Bob Proulx wrote:
> With symbolic links the symlink contains a string.  The string could
> be pretty much anything.

The more I think about it the more I think it should say CONTENT
rather than either TARGET or SOURCE.  Because it is actually setting
the content of the symbolic link.  Therefore that seems the most
accurate.  Although VALUE also seems to have merit.

    ln [OPTION]... CONTENT DEST

Bob
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