{"thread":{"id":"23892","subject":"git support for symbolic link?","startedAt":"2010-05-24T19:26:18Z","lastAt":"2010-05-24T19:29:47Z","messageCount":2,"participants":["Peng Yu","Shawn O. Pearce"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"142214","messageId":"AANLkTinZQSbuwsniwAmcq28RFqFj9rkN5lXRAjf5ndKO@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"23892","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"git support for symbolic link?","fromName":"Peng Yu","fromEmail":"pengyu.ut@gmail.com","sentAt":"2010-05-24T19:26:18Z","receivedAt":"2010-05-24T19:26:18Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"pengyu.ut@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"For some reason, I need to create symbolic link in my source\ndirectory. When the directory structure is changed, I have some tools\nto fix broken links.\n\nI'm wondering if git support symbolic links.\n\n-- \nRegards,\nPeng\n"},{"id":"142215","messageId":"20100524192947.GI16470@spearce.org","threadId":"23892","inReplyTo":"AANLkTinZQSbuwsniwAmcq28RFqFj9rkN5lXRAjf5ndKO@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: git support for symbolic link?","fromName":"Shawn O. Pearce","fromEmail":"spearce@spearce.org","sentAt":"2010-05-24T19:29:47Z","receivedAt":"2010-05-24T19:29:47Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"spearce@spearce.org","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/34844?v=4"},"body":"Peng Yu <pengyu.ut@gmail.com> wrote:\n> I'm wondering if git support symbolic links.\n\nYes.  Git stores the path the symlink points to, and restores the\nsymlink to have the same target path when the \"file\" is checked\nout on another system.\n\n-- \nShawn.\n"}]}