Messages in this thread | | | From | Ed Hall <> | Subject | Re: Can't hardlink in different dirs. (BUG#826) | Date | Fri, 03 Dec 1999 14:31:46 -0800 |
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Like it or not, Unix link() semantics have allowed links to unwritable files from the very beginning. There is no telling what you might break if you changed it; historically, spooling systems of various sorts have used such links for locking and queue manipulation. And as others have pointed out, allowing a link to a file can be an extremely useful way of sharing it without (1) making a copy, (2) making it public, or (3) making it writable.
-Ed
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