Added check if bookmark file is a symlink.

If it is, the os.rename is performed on the original file path instead
of overwriting the symlink.

2 files changed, 24 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/ranger/container/bookmarks.py b/ranger/container/bookmarks.py
index 59838c00..846a6585 100644
--- a/ranger/container/bookmarks.py
+++ b/ranger/container/bookmarks.py
@@ -185,7 +185,13 @@ class Bookmarks(FileManagerAware):
             old_perms = os.stat(self.path)
             os.chown(path_new, old_perms.st_uid, old_perms.st_gid)
             os.chmod(path_new, old_perms.st_mode)
-            os.rename(path_new, self.path)
+
+            if os.path.islink(self.path):
+                link_path = os.path.realpath(self.path)
+                os.rename(path_new, link_path)
+            else:
+                os.rename(path_new, self.path)
+
         except OSError as ex:
             self.fm.notify('Bookmarks error: {0}'.format(str(ex)), bad=True)
             return
diff --git a/tests/ranger/container/test_bookmarks.py b/tests/ranger/container/test_bookmarks.py
index 6fba2a3d..7802bd5d 100644
--- a/tests/ranger/container/test_bookmarks.py
+++ b/tests/ranger/container/test_bookmarks.py
@@ -56,3 +56,20 @@ def testbookmarks(tmpdir):
         secondstore.update_if_outdated()
     secondstore.update = origupdate
     secondstore.update_if_outdated()
+
+
+def test_bookmark_symlink(tmpdir):
+    # Initialize plain file and symlink paths
+    bookmarkfile_link = tmpdir.join("bookmarkfile")
+    bookmarkfile_orig = tmpdir.join("bookmarkfile.org")
+
+    # Create symlink pointing towards the original plain file.
+    os.symlink(bookmarkfile_orig, bookmarkfile_link)
+
+    # Initialize the bookmark file and save the file.
+    bmstore = Bookmarks(str(bookmarkfile_link))
+    bmstore.save()
+
+    # Once saved, the bookmark file should still be a symlink pointing towards the plain file.
+    assert os.path.islink(bookmarkfile_link)
+    assert not os.path.islink(bookmarkfile_orig)