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Author: jilles
Date: Sun Feb  8 22:47:34 2015
New Revision: 278421
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/278421

Log:
  MFC r276359: symlink(7): Note that stat(1) does not follow symlinks by
  default.

Modified:
  stable/9/bin/ln/symlink.7
Directory Properties:
  stable/9/bin/ln/   (props changed)

Modified: stable/9/bin/ln/symlink.7
==============================================================================
--- stable/9/bin/ln/symlink.7	Sun Feb  8 22:46:29 2015	(r278420)
+++ stable/9/bin/ln/symlink.7	Sun Feb  8 22:47:34 2015	(r278421)
@@ -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