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authorJohannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>2023-02-06 09:25:08 +0100
committerJohannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>2023-02-06 09:25:08 +0100
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* maint-2.31: Git 2.31.7 Git 2.30.8 apply: fix writing behind newly created symbolic links dir-iterator: prevent top-level symlinks without FOLLOW_SYMLINKS clone: delay picking a transport until after get_repo_path() t5619: demonstrate clone_local() with ambiguous transport
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* not the symlinks themselves, which is the default behavior. Broken
* symlinks are ignored.
*
+ * Note: setting DIR_ITERATOR_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS affects resolving the
+ * starting path as well (e.g., attempting to iterate starting at a
+ * symbolic link pointing to a directory without FOLLOW_SYMLINKS will
+ * result in an error).
+ *
* Warning: circular symlinks are also followed when
* DIR_ITERATOR_FOLLOW_SYMLINKS is set. The iteration may end up with
* an ELOOP if they happen and DIR_ITERATOR_PEDANTIC is set.