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bug#8636: closed (Re: bug#8636: cp -x flag does not work)
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Pádraig Brady |
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bug#8636: closed (Re: bug#8636: cp -x flag does not work) |
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Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:14:42 +0100 |
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On 09/15/2011 01:32 PM, address@hidden wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
> I would ask you again to reconsider your view on this issue because it is
> irrational.
Reading back over the thread, I think it's a usage error.
Note that cp does not process the wildcard, so that when you do:
cp -x /*
what cp is really getting from the shell is:
cp -x /dir1 /dir2 ...
cp is right to treat each of those independently.
cheers,
Pádraig.