GNU bug report logs - #6052
Is this "ln" bug?

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: "Hoisko, Sakari (EXT-TietoEnator - FI/Tampere)" <sakari.hoisko.ext <at> nsn.com>

Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:19:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: "Hoisko, Sakari (EXT-TietoEnator - FI/Tampere)" <sakari.hoisko.ext <at> nsn.com>
Cc: 6052-close <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6052: Is this "ln" bug?
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:20:07 +0100

On 27/04/10 14:16, Hoisko, Sakari (EXT-TietoEnator - FI/Tampere) wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Do you have some reason why -f (forced) parameter works ok if
> destionation where link point is a file, then it could update link by
> using forced mode.
> If destionation where link point is folder then -f parameter not update
> link in this situation.

That's because it's first dereferencing the passed symlink.
When updating links I use -n like:

ln -nsf $new_target link_name

cheers,
Pádraig.
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