Bug 357478

Summary:	Option to follow symbolic links when copying
Product:	[Applications] krusader	Reporter:	Róbert Čerňanský <openhs>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Krusader Bugs Distribution List <krusader-bugs-null>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	krusader-bugs-null
Priority:	NOR
Version:	2.4.0-beta3 "Single Step"
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Róbert Čerňanský 2016-01-03 17:18:27 UTC

Consider a use case when a user copies a symbolic link to a removable media.  In many cases it does little sense to copy the link itself because when media is used in another device the link becomes invalid.  There is no option how to copy the content of the target file in Krusader when copying a link.

Still there are cases when user might wish to copy the link itself - for example if it is relative and points into the copied tree.  Another use case is when the user wants to make a backup, i. e. mirror the source tree as is.

Both use cases are equally valid and yet Krusader supports only the latter.

Reproducible: Always



Expected Results:  
There should be an option to "follow" symbolic links while copying.  Probably the best place would be the "copy dialog".