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A sed edit on a symlink now warns it will replace the link with a regular file.
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What
When a sed-based edit targets a symbolic link, the preview now says the file is a link whose target cannot be edited in place, and that sed -i reads through the link and writes a regular file in the link's place instead of changing the target. Previously the diff was withheld or described inaccurately.
Details
- Applies to every sed edit on a symlinked path, with no flag.
Evidence
is a symbolic link whose target is not editable in place here
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
Related
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