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 to a symbolic link the link is renamed; if newpath
refers to a symbolic link
the link will be overwritten.
So the later thing happens.
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sed -i destroys symlink
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/367211
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