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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2004-06-27 09:41:46 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2004-06-27 09:41:46 +0000
commit679ce113e4774501f327737679d97a26b9a0b533 (patch)
tree7c008db670c795cbd6b40dc132bcee0fc36e2e1c /NEWS
parent54cdcb1a1a2fe3b9b16c48427c96aa0b579d58c2 (diff)
downloadcoreutils-679ce113e4774501f327737679d97a26b9a0b533.tar.xz
Fix a bug: formerly, if d/x was a directory and x a file, "ln x
d/" incorrectly created a link d/x/x. It also saves some system calls. Document the fix.
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@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*-
when first encountering a directory, `rm -r' would mistakenly fail
to remove files under that directory.
+ If d/x is a directory and x a file, "ln x d/" now reports an error
+ instead of incorrectly creating a link to d/x/x.
+
ptx now diagnoses invalid values for its --width=N (-w)
and --gap-size=N (-g) options.