Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: coreutils
The manpage for ln uses "destination" in a very strange name.
As I understand it, and as described in the SYNOPSIS, a link is created in
order to point to a target:
LINK_NAME --> TARGET
The -f option forces the deletion of the file "LINK_NAME" in the case it
already exists.
However, the man page says:
-f, --force
remove existing destination files
I am not a native speaker of English, but I think that "target" means
more or less "destination", and the use of "destination" is quite
confusing here, because actually -f will lead the deletion of the file
with the same name as LINK_NAME.
Best regards,
Zeno
Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10
coreutils:
Installiert: 6.10-6ubuntu1
Kandidat: 6.10-6ubuntu1
Versions-Tabelle:
*** 6.10-6ubuntu1 0
500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
** Affects: coreutils (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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confusing description in ln manpage: -f "destination"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/335444
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