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Overwrite existing symlinks and hardlinks, just like is done for files#45

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Overwrite existing symlinks and hardlinks, just like is done for files#45
jelmer wants to merge 1 commit intoastral-sh:mainfrom
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@jelmer jelmer commented Mar 1, 2025

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zanieb commented Mar 1, 2025

I'm supportive of this. Looks like there's a merge conflict?

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zanieb commented Mar 1, 2025

What does tar-rs do here?

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If this behavior doesn’t exist in tar-rs, I’ll be fairly hesitant to change it, especially given that symlinks and hard links generally require very thoughtful handling for security purposes.

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