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authorMattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>2012-08-27 01:47:58 +0200
committerMattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>2012-08-27 01:47:58 +0200
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symlinking as standard rather tham hardlinking, otherwise ±L does nothing special
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@@ -1013,13 +1013,16 @@ Set the system's directory for cache directories.
@cindex @option{--dest-dir}
Set off environment for installation.
-@item --linking=hard
+@item --linking=symbolic
@cindex @option{--linking}
Set how to link identical files. Directories cannot be hard linked on most
systems, therefore directories or always symbolically linked of hard linked
is specified.
Recognised arguments are @code{copy}, @code{hard} and @code{symbolic}.
@code{copy} implies that files and directories are not linked, but duplicated.
+@command{ponysay ±L} will give the same output as @command{ponysay ±l} if @code{copy}
+or @code{hard} is used. This is because it does link reading and not content or
+inode comparison.
@end table
Recognised compressions are @option{gz} which uses @option{gzip -9}, and @option{xz}