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@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ do_link (const char *source, const char *dest) POSIX 1003.1-2004 requires that ln -f A B must unlink B even on failure (e.g., when A does not exist). This is counterintuitive, and we submitted a defect report - <http://www.opengroup.org/sophocles/show_mail.tpl?source=L&listname=austin-review-l&id=1795> + <http://www.opengroup.org/austin/mailarchives/ag-review/msg01794.html> (2004-06-24). If the committee does not fix the standard we'll have to change the behavior of ln -f, at least if POSIXLY_CORRECT is set. In the meantime ln -f A B will not unlink B unless the |