--- a/mercurial/cmdutil.py	Mon Sep 20 21:42:11 2010 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/cmdutil.py	Mon Sep 20 21:46:39 2010 +0200
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
             return
 
         # check for overwrites
-        exists = os.path.exists(target)
+        exists = os.path.lexists(target)
         if not after and exists or after and state in 'mn':
             if not opts['force']:
                 ui.warn(_('%s: not overwriting - file exists\n') %