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    SubjectRe: [RFC] Bug in mkdir(2)
    On Wed, Jun 16, 1999 at 11:05:05AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
    >
    >
    > On Wed, 16 Jun 1999, Alexander Viro wrote:
    > >
    > > In other words, if foo is a dangling symlink mkdir("foo/") will merrily
    > > follow it. Which it shouldn't.
    >
    > Why? I think the follows symlink behaviour is the right one, and is
    > consistent with "open" etc. Are there any pressing reasons to not do it?
    >
    > Linus
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    2.0.37 seems not to do this.
    mkdir b
    and
    mkdir b/
    both give

    EEXIST

    Wolfgang Walter

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