Symlink: linking to a non-existing file results in unexpected behaviour
Creating a symlink to a non-existing file results in unexpected behaviour.
$ ln -s /tmp/a-non-existing-file /home/anon/symlink
$ ls -al /home/anon
symlink -> /tmp/a-non-existing-file
$ echo 123 > /home/anon/symlink
$ ls /tmp/
/tmp/symlinkObserved behaviour
The file /tmp/symlink is created
Expected behaviour
The file /tmp/a-non-existing-file is created.
This is what happens in linux/macos.
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