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Define fs::hard_link to not follow symlinks. #78026

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Define `fs::hard_link` to not follow symlinks.
sunfishcode Oct 16, 2020
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Fix a typo in a comment.
sunfishcode Oct 19, 2020
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Use `link` on platforms which lack `linkat`.
sunfishcode Oct 19, 2020
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Make it platform-specific whether `hard_link` follows symlinks.
sunfishcode Oct 20, 2020
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Disable use of `linkat` on Android as well.
sunfishcode Oct 23, 2020
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Make it platform-specific whether hard_link follows symlinks. 
Also mention that where possible, `hard_link` does not follow symlinks.
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sunfishcode committed Oct 21, 2020
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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions library/std/src/fs.rs
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Expand Up @@ -1701,8 +1701,9 @@ pub fn copy<P: AsRef<Path>, Q: AsRef<Path>>(from: P, to: Q) -> io::Result<u64> {
/// The `dst` path will be a link pointing to the `src` path. Note that systems
/// often require these two paths to both be located on the same filesystem.
///
/// If `src` names a symbolic link, it is not followed. The created hard link
/// points to the symbolic link itself.
/// If `src` names a symbolic link, it is platform-specific whether the symbolic
/// link is followed. On platforms where it's possible to not follow it, it is
/// not followed, and the created hard link points to the symbolic link itself.
///
/// # Platform-specific behavior
///
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