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diff --git a/winsup/doc/pathnames.xml b/winsup/doc/pathnames.xml index cdbf9fad6..9077303b4 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/pathnames.xml +++ b/winsup/doc/pathnames.xml @@ -407,6 +407,9 @@ these two settings, see <xref linkend="using-cygwinenv"></xref>. On AFS, native symlinks are the only supported type of symlink due to AFS lacking support for DOS attributes. This is independent from the <literal>winsymlinks</literal> setting.</para> +<para>Creation of native symlinks follows special rules to ensure the links +are usable outside of Cygwin. This includes dereferencing any Cygwin-only +symlinks that lie in the target path.</para> </listitem> <listitem> |