(do_link): Don't require --force when target exists and

using --backup. This changes makes ln consistent with cp and mv in this respect. Suggestion from Eli Zaretskii.
2026-07-25 10:16:53 +02:00 · 1997-12-11 08:40:10 +00:00
parent 603137e2ab
commit a320eee158
1 changed files with 1 additions and 1 deletions
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ do_link (const char *source, const char *dest)
 	  if (!yesno ())
 	    return 0;
 	}
-      else if (!remove_existing_files)
+      else if (!remove_existing_files && backup_type == none)
 	{
 	  error (0, 0, _("%s: File exists"), dest);
 	  return 1;