Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 11:07:32 +0300 (EEST) From: Andrey Simonenko <simon@comsys.ntu-kpi.kiev.ua> To: Mark <admin@asarian-host.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 'chflags' on a symbolic link file? Message-ID: <200304090807.h3987W9Z000661@pm514-9.comsys.ntu-kpi.kiev.ua> In-Reply-To: <200304090606.H3966MPM062388@asarian-host.net.lucky.freebsd.questions>
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On Wed, 9 Apr 2003 06:07:13 +0000 (UTC) in lucky.freebsd.questions, Mark wrote:
> Hello again,
>
> Perhaps a dumb question, but can I do a 'chflags' on a symbolic link file?
> (FreeBSD 4.7R). Not the destination of the link, but the actual link file
> itself. The reason I ask, is that I want to prevent a symbolic link from
> being deleted.
>
Read last paragraph from the chflags(1) manual page, it answers
your question:
Symbolic links do not have flags, so unless the -H or -L option is set,
chflags on a symbolic link always succeeds and has no effect. The -H, -L
and -P options are ignored unless the -R option is specified. In addi-
tion, these options override each other and the command's actions are
determined by the last one specified.
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