Author: jilles Date: Sun Feb 8 22:46:29 2015 New Revision: 278420 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/278420
Log: MFC r276359: symlink(7): Note that stat(1) does not follow symlinks by default. Modified: stable/10/bin/ln/symlink.7 Directory Properties: stable/10/ (props changed) Modified: stable/10/bin/ln/symlink.7 ============================================================================== --- stable/10/bin/ln/symlink.7 Sun Feb 8 22:30:12 2015 (r278419) +++ stable/10/bin/ln/symlink.7 Sun Feb 8 22:46:29 2015 (r278420) @@ -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 _______________________________________________ svn-src-stable-10@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/svn-src-stable-10 To unsubscribe, send any mail to "svn-src-stable-10-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
