Re: [RFC] File flags handling - proposal for API.

Jamie Lokier (lkd@tantalophile.demon.co.uk)
Fri, 2 Jul 1999 21:15:13 +0200

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Simon Richter wrote:
> A real problem, however, is that fstat() does not allow you to check
> whether you just opened a link. Maybe a solution would be to add an
> O_NOLINK flag that makes open refuse to open a symlink (that is not root
> owned?)?

Already done in 2.1.126: O_NOFOLLOW.

-- Jamie

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