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Document AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW (new in 2.6.18).

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Michael Kerrisk 2006-08-10 06:39:51 +00:00
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@ -76,19 +76,22 @@ except that a relative pathname is interpreted relative
to the directory referred to by the file descriptor
.IR newdirfd .
The
By default,
.BR linkat (2),
does not dereference
.I oldpath
if it is a symbolic link (like
.BR link (2)).
Since Linux 2.6.18, the flag
.B AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW
can be specified
.I flags
argument is currently unused, and must be specified as 0.
.\" Eventually there may be an AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW flag to cause
.\" symbolic links in oldpath to be followed (which is what
.\" POSIX.1 requires of link(2)).
.\" FIXME . check whether the AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW flag eventually
.\" gets implemented
.\" http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=115057175628627&w=2
.\" List: linux-kernel
.\" Subject: [PATCH] Implement AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW flag for linkat
.\" From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper () redhat ! com>
.\" Date: 2006-06-17 19:13:22
to cause
.I oldpath
to be dereferenced if it is a symbolic link.
Before kernel 2.6.18, the
.I flags
argument was unused, and had to be specified as 0.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
On success,
.BR linkat ()