Re: Find within a linked directory

On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 13:18:48 +1000
Fog_Watch <db5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello.  My experience is that if I use the Find plugin to search for
> anything within a symbolically linked directory nothing is found.  Is
> this expected?

Yes. But maybe it should be changed ?

In general, the policy is to not to look through links for any operation. This 
policy aside, for an operation that can work recursively or on multiple dirs, 
there's a risk of circular links, and so looking through links can mean the 
operation never ends. In this case, the stop button can rescue, so maybe it's 
better, on balance, to depart from policy here.

Regards
Tom


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