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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/backup.c b/backup.c
index ed99ee93..5f860f78 100644
--- a/backup.c
+++ b/backup.c
@@ -155,18 +155,18 @@ static inline int link_or_rename(const char *from, const char *to,
if (IS_SPECIAL(stp->st_mode) || IS_DEVICE(stp->st_mode))
return 0; /* Use copy code. */
#endif
- if (!S_ISDIR(stp->st_mode)) {
- if (do_link(from, to) == 0)
- return 2;
+ if (do_link(from, to) == 0)
+ return 2;
+ /* We prefer to rename a regular file rather than copy it. */
+ if (!S_ISREG(stp->st_mode) || errno == EEXIST || errno == EISDIR)
return 0;
- }
}
#endif
if (do_rename(from, to) == 0) {
if (stp->st_nlink > 1 && !S_ISDIR(stp->st_mode)) {
/* If someone has hard-linked the file into the backup
* dir, rename() might return success but do nothing! */
- robust_unlink(to); /* Just in case... */
+ robust_unlink(from); /* Just in case... */
}
return 1;
}