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

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jilles 2014-12-29 13:02:03 +00:00
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@ -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