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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1995-11-27 05:46:24 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1995-11-27 05:46:24 +0000
commit18573f3eb2b417d9d92e8f11a87865171a494c53 (patch)
treeca7a1ac41cb2b360dd49cd17fae5ef69e8d526d2 /src/ln.c
parent57ec0f45c90bde207866d65aa7752d56cd55ac04 (diff)
downloadcoreutils-18573f3eb2b417d9d92e8f11a87865171a494c53.tar.xz
(usage): Clarify description of --no-dereferences.
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@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ Makes hard links by default, symbolic links with -s.\n\
-b, --backup make backups for removed files\n\
-d, -F, --directory hard link directories (super-user only)\n\
-f, --force remove existing destinations\n\
- -n, --no-dereference with --force, remove destination that is a\n\
- symlink to a directory\n\
+ -n, --no-dereference treat destination that is a symlink to a\n\
+ directory as if it were a normal file\n\
-i, --interactive prompt whether to remove destinations\n\
-s, --symbolic make symbolic links instead of hard links\n\
-v, --verbose print name of each file before linking\n\