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diff --git a/febootstrap.pod b/febootstrap.pod index 1e4d9ff..a8f73ff 100644 --- a/febootstrap.pod +++ b/febootstrap.pod @@ -104,8 +104,16 @@ files is usually safe. Files should be replaced only by doing: echo updated-content > old-file -(since that preserves the original inode). In most cases it's usually -safest to use C<febootstrap-run>. +(since that preserves the original inode). + +Deleting files and then creating new ones (even with a different name) +is usually unsafe, because the new files might reuse inodes claimed by +the old files, and so appear with peculiar permissions +(eg. unreadable, or as a symbolic link). (XXX We need an +C<febootstrap-install> utility to automate installing new files safely +into a filesystem). + +In most cases it's usually safest to use C<febootstrap-run>. You can use the fakeroot logfile in a number of ways: |