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author | jilles <jilles@FreeBSD.org> | 2015-02-08 22:46:29 +0000 |
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committer | jilles <jilles@FreeBSD.org> | 2015-02-08 22:46:29 +0000 |
commit | 0bf8cb7b5108d2db90ef1869328ea310b4cf7e78 (patch) | |
tree | 9b5d2d48e59048db8f267c279280adf84cf98bf6 /bin | |
parent | bded83f8358e58b35285a8f15fe5bbebf04c675c (diff) | |
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MFC r276359: symlink(7): Note that stat(1) does not follow symlinks by
default.
Diffstat (limited to 'bin')
-rw-r--r-- | bin/ln/symlink.7 | 17 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/bin/ln/symlink.7 b/bin/ln/symlink.7 index 8c09f28..6aba773 100644 --- a/bin/ln/symlink.7 +++ b/bin/ln/symlink.7 @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ .\" @(#)symlink.7 8.3 (Berkeley) 3/31/94 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd April 25, 2010 +.Dd December 29, 2014 .Dt SYMLINK 7 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ would change the ownership of .Dq Li slink itself. .Pp -There are four exceptions to this rule. +There are five exceptions to this rule. The .Xr mv 1 and @@ -262,13 +262,12 @@ a file tree.) .Pp The .Xr file 1 -command is also an exception to this rule. -The -.Xr file 1 -command does not follow symbolic links named as argument by default. -The -.Xr file 1 -command does follow symbolic links named as argument if +and +.Xr stat 1 +commands are also exceptions to this rule. +These +commands do not follow symbolic links named as argument by default, +but do follow symbolic links named as argument if the .Fl L option is specified. .Pp |