ln -fs "repoints" file symbolic links, but not directory symbolic links

[Arvizu, Bob (CONT)]

Premise:  ln command should work the same as it does on Unix

Bug:
Repointing a symbolic file link works properly; however,
repointing a symbolic directory link fails.
uname -a
Linux twitchy 2.6.9-67.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Nov 7 13:58:04 EST 2007 i686
i686 i386 GNU/Linux

(Logged in as "account".)
 ll -d tools tools_dir wip
drwxr-xr-x  2 account  group  20480 Mar 15 10:47 tools
lrwxrwxrwx  1 account  group  5 Mar 15 10:47 tools_dir -> tools
drwxr-xr-x  4 account  group  4096 Jan 29 11:08 wip
 ln -fs wip tools_dir
 ll -d tools tools_dir wip
drwxr-xr-x  2 account  group  20480 Mar 15 11:05 tools
lrwxrwxrwx  1 account  group  5 Mar 15 10:47 tools_dir -> tools
drwxr-xr-x  4 account  group  4096 Jan 29 11:08 wip

Significance:  Repointing of a directory symbolic link would be
virtually instantaneous; with this bug, we must remove, then re-create
directory symbolic links; meaning the link won't exist for the time
between the rm and the (new) ln.


Regards,
Bob







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