From 38f68e78aefd45e1cffa9395aefeca95962816d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 07:40:52 +0000 Subject: (usage): Clarify that --directory, -d, -F probably won't work even for superuser. Suggestion from Dan Jacobson. --- src/ln.c | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'src/ln.c') diff --git a/src/ln.c b/src/ln.c index d3467a6df..4bb75d761 100644 --- a/src/ln.c +++ b/src/ln.c @@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ static int remove_existing_files; /* If nonzero, list each file as it is moved. */ static int verbose; -/* If nonzero, allow the superuser to make hard links to directories. */ +/* If nonzero, allow the superuser to *attempt* to make hard links + to directories. However, it appears that this option is not useful + in practice, since even the superuser is prohibited from hard-linking + directories on most (all?) existing systems. */ static int hard_dir_link; /* If nonzero, and the specified destination is a symbolic link to a @@ -360,7 +363,9 @@ Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n\ fputs (_("\ --backup[=CONTROL] make a backup of each existing destination file\n\ -b like --backup but does not accept an argument\n\ - -d, -F, --directory hard link directories (super-user only)\n\ + -d, -F, --directory allow the superuser to attempt to hard link\n\ + directories (note: will probably fail due to\n\ + system restrictions, even for the superuser)\n\ -f, --force remove existing destination files\n\ "), stdout); fputs (_("\ -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf