replacing a symlink with its linked file truncates the original file
Bug #296484 reported by
Fabus
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nautilus |
Fix Released
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Critical
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| nautilus (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs | ||
Bug Description
Use nautilus to do the following:
* Create file "test"
* Make link to file "test" in a separate folder "a"
* Rename link to "test"
* Copy the original file "test" into folder "a"
* Confirm you want to replace the file
Result:
* The original file is truncated and the link remains the same
Expected behavior:
* The link is replaced with a copy of the original file
Revision history for this message
| Anthony Noto (angusthefuzz) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in nautilus: | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
Revision history for this message
| Fabus (fabian-gebert-hh) wrote | #2 |
Revision history for this message
| Anthony Noto (angusthefuzz) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in nautilus: | |
| status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
| description: | updated |
Revision history for this message
| Dimitrios Symeonidis (azimout) wrote | #4 |
| Changed in nautilus: | |
| importance: | Undecided → High |
| status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
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| Fabus (fabian-gebert-hh) wrote | #5 |
| Changed in nautilus: | |
| assignee: | nobody → desktop-bugs |
| Changed in nautilus: | |
| status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
| Changed in nautilus: | |
| status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Revision history for this message
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote | #6 |
| Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Triaged → Fix Released |
| Changed in nautilus: | |
| importance: | Unknown → Critical |
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Thank you for reporting this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please indicate which version of Ubuntu you are currently using. After explicitly following your instructions I was unable to recreate your bug on Ubuntu 8.10 or 8.04.1. The expected behavior you described was the result I obtained. Perhaps you could elaborate further or post a video screencast of the behavior. Thanks in advance.