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ln can't backup directories
From: |
Bert Wesarg |
Subject: |
ln can't backup directories |
Date: |
Mon, 7 Sep 2009 18:25:53 +0200 |
Hi all,
I'm failing in creating a symlink where the destination is a directory
and do a backup of this directory. This is what I tried:
$ mkdir a
$ ln -s --no-target-directory --backup=numbered b a
ln: `a': cannot overwrite directory
Looking at the code I can seen the reason, the backup rename() is
never executed, because the check whether the target is a directory
comes first.
Any hints whether this is a bug of ln or how I can create the link
while preserving the destination as an backup are more than welcomed.
Thanks.
Bert