From 7459ede80653fbb1ee0a689592a61ad46be7ce77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Aaron Andersen <aaron@fosslib.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:48:36 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] tmpfiles: fix L+ to replace non-directory entries

The L+ type should replace existing entries with a symlink. Previously,
rmrf() was always called which is only appropriate for directories.
Now we check if the path is a directory first, and use erase() for
files and symlinks.
---
 src/tmpfiles.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/tmpfiles.c b/src/tmpfiles.c
index 3e307162..c2badc5d 100644
--- a/src/tmpfiles.c
+++ b/src/tmpfiles.c
@@ -568,7 +568,10 @@ static void tmpfiles(char *line)
 			if (!strc) {
 				if (type[1] != '+')
 					break;
-				rmrf(path);
+				if (fisdir(path))
+					rmrf(path);
+				else
+					erase(path);
 			}
 			mkparent(path, 0755);
 			if (!arg) {