A new or changed symlink goes through recordNonRegularFile in the scanner and is never opened. README.md, ARCHITECTURE.md and docs/DATAMODEL.md now say so where they describe what a backup reads, and README.md no longer lists a changed link target as a reason to read a file. Model: fable-5-1
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@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ A new `Scanner` is created for each snapshot, from `ScannerFactory`. It owns a
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had and that are now gone.
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- `batchAddFilesToSnapshot` records the unchanged files in the new snapshot.
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- `recordDirectories` records every directory, and the mount points found.
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- `processPhase` reads each changed file and stores it.
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- `processPhase` reads each changed regular file and stores it. It records each
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changed symlink.
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The walk handles each kind of entry differently:
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