> But that would defeat the purpose of the copy which is to have a > stable file for LibreOffice to read while allowing mutt to wipe and > delete its temporary file. A hard link would work if it wasn't that > mutt wipes the file before unlinking it. >
I guess not. If I understand correctly, the file will remain alive while its link count of the file is possitive. Even if mutt deletes (it's link), the other link (and the file) will survive. Regards, Luis
