Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 13:02:04 +0000 (UTC) From: Jilles Tjoelker <jilles@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r276359 - head/bin/ln Message-ID: <201412291302.sBTD24xM027152@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: jilles Date: Mon Dec 29 13:02:03 2014 New Revision: 276359 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/276359 Log: symlink(7): Note that stat(1) does not follow symlinks by default. MFC after: 1 week Modified: head/bin/ln/symlink.7 Modified: head/bin/ln/symlink.7 ============================================================================== --- head/bin/ln/symlink.7 Mon Dec 29 11:02:18 2014 (r276358) +++ head/bin/ln/symlink.7 Mon Dec 29 13:02:03 2014 (r276359) @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ .\" @(#)symlink.7 8.3 (Berkeley) 3/31/94 .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd April 25, 2010 +.Dd December 29, 2014 .Dt SYMLINK 7 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ would change the ownership of .Dq Li slink itself. .Pp -There are four exceptions to this rule. +There are five exceptions to this rule. The .Xr mv 1 and @@ -262,13 +262,12 @@ a file tree.) .Pp The .Xr file 1 -command is also an exception to this rule. -The -.Xr file 1 -command does not follow symbolic links named as argument by default. -The -.Xr file 1 -command does follow symbolic links named as argument if +and +.Xr stat 1 +commands are also exceptions to this rule. +These +commands do not follow symbolic links named as argument by default, +but do follow symbolic links named as argument if the .Fl L option is specified. .Pp
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