When existing files are backed up, they are moved into the backups dir. In the case of regular files, this is the desired behavior. However, when the file is a symlink, moving it into the backups dir effectively does very little. What should happen in this case is a backup with the current contents of the symlink's target is created.
When existing files are backed up, they are moved into the backups dir. In the case of regular files, this is the desired behavior. However, when the file is a symlink, moving it into the backups dir effectively does very little. What should happen in this case is a backup with the current contents of the symlink's target is created.