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Re: touch -c file/


From: Pádraig Brady
Subject: Re: touch -c file/
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:19:30 +0100
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Eric Blake wrote:
> Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com> writes:
> 
>>> OK to apply?  This test fails on Solaris 9 until you import the latest 
> gnulib.
>> Test looks good.
>> Should you test that `touch -h -d link2/` also dereferences symlink?
>> If that's already tested elsewhere, ignore me.
> 
> That exact test was what I used in the last few lines of the test as proposed.

Ah I missed the -h sorry.

> Or were you thinking:
> touch -h -r link2/ file
> 
> picks up the timestamps of the directory, not the symlink, as the reference 
> timestamps used for altering file?  Good idea; I'll squash that in before 
> committing.

I can't claim that good idea :)

cheers,
Pádraig.




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