(test invocation): Mention that -h and -L don't dereference symlinks.
authorPaul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
Thu, 9 Sep 2004 04:14:49 +0000 (04:14 +0000)
committerPaul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
Thu, 9 Sep 2004 04:14:49 +0000 (04:14 +0000)
doc/coreutils.texi

index 2f85b42..b624e18 100644 (file)
@@ -9478,6 +9478,8 @@ True if @var{file} exists and is a regular file.
 @opindex -h
 @cindex symbolic link check
 True if @var{file} exists and is a symbolic link.
+Unlike all other file-related tests, this test does not dereference
+@var{file} if it is a symbolic link.
 
 @item -p @var{file}
 @opindex -p