Bug 3001 - sed -i ... afile
Summary: sed -i ... afile
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Busybox
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Standard Compliance (show other bugs)
Version: 1.17.x
Hardware: PC Linux
: P5 minor
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Reported: 2010-12-22 15:11 UTC by Haluk DUMAN
Modified: 2010-12-29 01:08 UTC (History)
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Description Haluk DUMAN 2010-12-22 15:11:39 UTC 
sed -i .... afile

if using sed replace function
when if afile link another file { ln -s xfile afile },
afile re-creating as regular file , and link lost...
Comment 1 Denys Vlasenko 2010-12-29 01:08:06 UTC 
GNU sed 4.2.1 does the same. Busybox sed should be compatible to that.

Closing the bug.