Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:15:48 +0200 | From | Stephan von Krawczynski <> | Subject | FS: hardlinks on directories |
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Hello all,
although it is very likely I am entering (again :-) an ancient discussion I would like to ask why hardlinks on directories are not allowed/no supported fs action these days. I can't think of a good reason for this, but can think of many good reasons why one would like to have such a function, amongst those:
- restructuring of the fs to meet different sorting criterias (kind of a database view onto the fs) - relinking of the fs for export to other hosts via nfs or the like (enhanced security through artificially constructed, exported trees)
Would a feature like that be seen as "big action" or rather small enhancement to the fs-layer? Are there any supporters for this feature out there?
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