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: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>
Cc: 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: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 10:39:45 +0100

On Nov 29 2021, Bob Proulx wrote:

> 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.

A hard link doesn't have content.

Andreas.

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