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diff --git a/sender.c b/sender.c
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index 03e4aadd..9b432ed9 100644
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--- a/sender.c
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+++ b/sender.c
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@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ extern int logfile_format_has_i;
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 extern int want_xattr_optim;
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 extern int csum_length;
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 extern int append_mode;
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+extern int copy_links;
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 extern int io_error;
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 extern int flist_eof;
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 extern int allowed_lull;
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@@ -138,17 +139,16 @@ void successful_send(int ndx)
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 		return;
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 	f_name(file, fname);
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-	if (do_lstat(fname, &st) < 0) {
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+	if ((copy_links ? do_stat(fname, &st) : do_lstat(fname, &st)) < 0) {
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 		failed_op = "re-lstat";
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 		goto failed;
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 	}
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-	if (S_ISREG(file->mode) /* Symlinks & devices don't need this check: */
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-	 && (st.st_size != F_LENGTH(file) || st.st_mtime != file->modtime
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+	if (st.st_size != F_LENGTH(file) || st.st_mtime != file->modtime
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 #ifdef ST_MTIME_NSEC
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 	 || (NSEC_BUMP(file) && (uint32)st.ST_MTIME_NSEC != F_MOD_NSEC(file))
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 #endif
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-	)) {
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+	) {
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 		rprintf(FERROR_XFER, "ERROR: Skipping sender remove for changed file: %s\n", fname);
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 		return;
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 	}