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ln: Allow hard links to soft links even when they poin to a directory

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FidelSch 2025-11-20 10:56:55 -03:00
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@ -434,8 +434,9 @@ fn link(src: &Path, dst: &Path, settings: &Settings) -> UResult<()> {
if settings.symbolic {
symlink(&source, dst)?;
} else {
// Cannot create hard link to a directory
if src.is_dir() {
// Cannot create hard link to a directory directly
// We can however create hard link to a symlink that points to a directory, so long as -L is not passed
if src.is_dir() && (!src.is_symlink() || settings.logical) {
return Err(LnError::FailedToCreateHardLinkDir(source.to_path_buf()).into());
}