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Files that are Neither Directories Nor Regular Files
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Some files are neither directories nor regular files: they are
unusual files like symbolic links, device special files, named pipes,
and sockets. Currently, `diff' treats symbolic links like regular
files; it treats other special files like regular files if they are
specified at the top level, but simply reports their presence when
comparing directories. This means that `patch' cannot represent changes
to such files. For example, if you change which file a symbolic link
points to, `diff' outputs the difference between the two files, instead
of the change to the symbolic link.
`diff' should optionally report changes to special files specially,
and `patch' should be extended to understand these extensions.
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