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34 .Nd symbolic link handling
35 .Sh SYMBOLIC LINK HANDLING
36 Symbolic links are files that act as pointers to other files.
45 A symbolic link contains the name of the file to which it is linked,
47 For this reason, symbolic links may reference directories and may span
50 Because a symbolic link and its referenced object coexist in the file system
60 Symbolic links are handled either by operating on the link itself,
66 Symbolic links may reference other symbolic links,
68 not a symbolic link is found,
69 a symbolic link which references a file which does not exist is found,
80 Symbolic links used as file name arguments for system calls.
82 Symbolic links specified as command line arguments to utilities that
85 Symbolic links encountered by utilities that are traversing a file tree
90 The first area is symbolic links used as file name arguments for
93 Except as noted below, all system calls follow symbolic links.
94 For example, if there were a symbolic link
104 on the symbolic link itself.
124 it also does not follow symbolic links.
132 is applied to a symbolic link, it fails with the error
137 system call does not follow symbolic links
142 The following system calls follow symbolic links
154 The owner and group of an existing symbolic link can be changed by
159 an existing symbolic link can be changed by means of the
175 has been changed to follow symbolic links.
182 The second area is symbolic links, specified as command line file
185 Except as noted below, commands follow symbolic links named as command
187 For example, if there were a symbolic link
204 If it is explicitly intended that the command operate on the symbolic
205 link instead of following the symbolic link, e.g., it is desired that
209 is, whether it is a symbolic link or not, the
227 commands do not follow symbolic links named as arguments,
229 (Note, if the symbolic link references a file via a relative path,
243 command follows symbolic links named as arguments if the
269 commands do not follow symbolic links named as argument by default,
270 but do follow symbolic links named as argument if the
282 commands follow symbolic links specified on the command line.
299 symbolic links encountered during the file tree traversal and symbolic
302 The first rule applies to symbolic links that reference files that are
304 Operations that apply to symbolic links are performed on the links
311 as well as any symbolic links encountered in the tree traversal of
313 because symbolic links may be removed.
320 The second rule applies to symbolic links that reference files of type
322 Symbolic links which reference files of type directory are never
329 walk (where symbolic links referencing directories are followed).
332 walk follow any symbolic links named on the command line, regardless
357 flag causes symbolic links specified on the command line to be
360 name of the file to which the symbolic link pointed.
363 walk follow any symbolic links named on the command line, as well as
364 any symbolic links encountered during the traversal, regardless of
388 In addition, if any symbolic links are encountered in any file tree that
427 command operates on the symbolic link, and not the file it references,
428 and therefore never follows a symbolic link.
449 will follow symbolic links specified on the command line.
454 follows all symbolic links,