can we have a similar option for a hard link file?
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Title:
sed -i destroys symlink
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Fixed in karmic thanks to update to sed-4.2.1
** Changed in: sed (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Fix Released
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sed -i destroys symlink
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This is due to using rename(), in the file lib/utils.c (is sed's source) at
line 324 in the function:
ck_rename (from, to, unlink_if_fail):
int rd = rename (from, to);
from is now a tmp-file and to is the original file. According to the
manpage of rename(2):
If oldpath refers
The following patch fixed the problem. It does so by looking at the target.
If it is an symlink the tmp file will be copied
to the target of the symlink. Patch also included as attachment.
elektron.m% diff -ur sed-4.1.5/lib/utils.c sed-4.1.5-modified/lib/utils.c
--- sed-4.1.5/lib/utils.c
sed 4.2 will provide --follow-symlinks, for now it is a feature that you
cannot turn off. Sorry.
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sed -i destroys symlink
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