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(DIR) commit e861343db1d13e1e7497e81db56526fd5505704b
(DIR) parent eb749d1c88c0557ed06733de89efda1e252facc2
(HTM) Author: Tavian Barnes <tavianator@tavianator.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:14:47 +0100
find: Fall back from stat() to lstat() on broken links
Diffstat:
M find.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
---
(DIR) diff --git a/find.c b/find.c
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ struct findhist {
/* Utility */
static int spawn(char *argv[]);
+static int do_stat(char *path, struct stat *sb, struct findhist *hist);
/* Primaries */
static int pri_name (struct arg *arg);
@@ -254,6 +255,20 @@ spawn(char *argv[])
return status;
}
+static int
+do_stat(char *path, struct stat *sb, struct findhist *hist)
+{
+ if (gflags.l || (gflags.h && !hist)) {
+ if (stat(path, sb) == 0) {
+ return 0;
+ } else if (errno != ENOENT && errno != ENOTDIR) {
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return lstat(path, sb);
+}
+
/*
* Primaries
*/
@@ -664,7 +679,7 @@ get_newer_arg(char *argv[], union extra *extra)
{
struct stat st;
- if (stat(*argv, &st))
+ if (do_stat(*argv, &st, NULL))
eprintf("failed to stat '%s':", *argv);
extra->i = st.st_mtime;
@@ -943,7 +958,7 @@ find(char *path, struct findhist *hist)
len = strlen(path) + 2; /* \0 and '/' */
- if ((gflags.l || (gflags.h && !hist) ? stat(path, &st) : lstat(path, &st)) < 0) {
+ if (do_stat(path, &st, hist) < 0) {
weprintf("failed to stat %s:", path);
return;
}