# File soft link support

**URL:** <https://kopia.discourse.group/t/file-soft-link-support/1111>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 7, 2022, 3:57am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/file-soft-link-support/1111 "2022-05-07T03:57:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hugo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/hugo/32/384_2.png) [@Hugo](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/Hugo)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 3:57am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/file-soft-link-support/1111/1 "2022-05-07T03:57:46Z")

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Does kopia support file soft link backup.

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**Author:** ![iBackup](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/ibackup/32/355_2.png) [@iBackup](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/iBackup)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2022, 9:54am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/file-soft-link-support/1111/2 "2022-05-07T09:54:44Z")

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> <https://github.com/kopia/kopia/issues/544#issuecomment-988009345>
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> Version: 0.6.1
> 
> Followup to #543 
> 
> \`\`\`
> \# ls -al /usr/bin/sudo
> \-rwsr-xr-x 1… root root 147560 Feb 2 2020 /usr/bin/sudo
> \`\`\`
> After the \`kopia restore\`
> \`\`\`
> \# ls -al /var/tmp/restore/sudo
> \-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 147560 Feb 2 2020 /var/tmp/restore/sudo
> \`\`\`
> 
> I assume aside from the SUID bit, SGID and sticky bit are also not (yet) properly supported.