Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 23:15:15 +0300 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> To: obrien@FreeBSD.org Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/bin/ln ln.1 ln.c Message-ID: <3AE881D3.775E0097@FreeBSD.org> References: <200104261715.f3QHFvs90663@freefall.freebsd.org> <20010426114151.A90848@dragon.nuxi.com>
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David O'Brien wrote: > On Thu, Apr 26, 2001 at 10:15:57AM -0700, Maxim Sobolev wrote: > > sobomax 2001/04/26 10:15:57 PDT > > > > Modified files: > > bin/ln ln.1 ln.c > > Log: > > Bring in `-h' compatibility option and its alias `-n' to match NetBSD ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - note "compatibility", this answers your first question. > > and GNU semantics. > > The log message probably should have said what these options do and why > they are useful for us to add these extentions. -h If the target_file or target_dir is a symbolic link, do not follow it. This is most useful with the -f option, to replace a symlink which may point to a directory. -n Same as -h, for compatibility with other ln implementations. -Maxim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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