On Tue, 15 Jul 2008, Jamie Lokier wrote:
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> J. Bruce Fields wrote:
> > I just wonder how one would explain to users (or application writers)
> > why changes to a file are reflected in the parent's rctime in one case,
> > and not in another, especially if the primary link is otherwise
> > indistinguishable from the others.  The symptoms could be a bit
> > mysterious from their point of view.
> 
> Btw, what happens when the primary link is deleted?  Does another link
> become the primary link?

Yeah.  It's initially moved to a hidden directory (along with 
open-but-unlinked files), and then moved back into the hierarchy the next 
time a remote link is used.

sage
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