Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S271742AbTHDNoS (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Aug 2003 09:44:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S271743AbTHDNoS (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Aug 2003 09:44:18 -0400 Received: from kweetal.tue.nl ([131.155.3.6]:29444 "EHLO kweetal.tue.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S271742AbTHDNoS (ORCPT ); Mon, 4 Aug 2003 09:44:18 -0400 Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 15:44:15 +0200 From: Andries Brouwer To: Stephan von Krawczynski Cc: linux-kernel Subject: Re: FS: hardlinks on directories Message-ID: <20030804134415.GA4454@win.tue.nl> References: <20030804141548.5060b9db.skraw@ithnet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030804141548.5060b9db.skraw@ithnet.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.25i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 659 Lines: 17 On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 02:15:48PM +0200, Stephan von Krawczynski wrote: > 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. Quite a lot of software thinks that the file hierarchy is a tree, if you wish a forest. Things would break badly if the hierarchy became an arbitrary graph. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/