From 43a34f9f74fdce462fa250baab620264c28b6165 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 15:56:34 +0100
Subject: patch 7.4.1114 Problem:    delete() does not work well with symbolic
 links. Solution:   Recognize symbolik links.

---
 src/fileio.c | 14 +++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'src/fileio.c')

diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index 6dbdea21e6..f809eb5bc3 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -7294,7 +7294,19 @@ delete_recursive(char_u *name)
     int		i;
     char_u	*exp;
 
-    if (mch_isdir(name))
+    /* A symbolic link to a directory itself is deleted, not the directory it
+     * points to. */
+    if (
+# if defined(WIN32)
+	 mch_isdir(name) && !mch_is_symbolic_link(name)
+# else
+#  ifdef UNIX
+	 mch_isrealdir(name)
+#  else
+	 mch_isdir(name)
+#  endif
+# endif
+	    )
     {
 	vim_snprintf((char *)NameBuff, MAXPATHL, "%s/*", name);
 	exp = vim_strsave(NameBuff);
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