Re: Recursive directory accounting for size, ctime, etc.

From: Jamie Lokier
Date: Tue Jul 15 2008 - 17:44:58 EST


J. Bruce Fields wrote:
> I just wonder how one would explain to users (or application writers)
> why changes to a file are reflected in the parent's rctime in one case,
> and not in another, especially if the primary link is otherwise
> indistinguishable from the others. The symptoms could be a bit
> mysterious from their point of view.

Btw, what happens when the primary link is deleted? Does another link
become the primary link?

-- Jamie
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