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bug#15173: [cp] --link overrides dereference settings
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Bernhard Voelker |
Subject: |
bug#15173: [cp] --link overrides dereference settings |
Date: |
Thu, 07 Nov 2013 18:08:47 +0100 |
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On 11/07/2013 04:25 PM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> Does the current behavior conflict with POSIX or
> disagree with how other implementations work?
Hi Jim,
no, it doesn't conflict with POSIX, and for the --link case
(this thread) I think we have found consensus.
The problem is - unfortunately in the other bug#15806 [1]
that rm behaves differently regarding the dereferencing (or not)
of symbolic links when the -r option is specified (or not).
The BSDs seem to also dereference without -r.
[1] http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=15806
(I hope I got it summarized right - I'm in a hurry.)
Have a nice day,
Berny
- bug#15173: [cp] --link overrides dereference settings, (continued)
- bug#15173: [cp] --link overrides dereference settings, Pádraig Brady, 2013/11/04
- bug#15173: [cp] --link overrides dereference settings, Gian Piero Carrubba, 2013/11/04
- bug#15173: [cp] --link overrides dereference settings, Bernhard Voelker, 2013/11/07
- bug#15173: [cp] --link overrides dereference settings, Gian Piero Carrubba, 2013/11/07
- bug#15173: [cp] --link overrides dereference settings, Pádraig Brady, 2013/11/07
- bug#15173: [cp] --link overrides dereference settings, Gian Piero Carrubba, 2013/11/07
- bug#15173: [cp] --link overrides dereference settings, Bernhard Voelker, 2013/11/07
- bug#15173: [cp] --link overrides dereference settings, Jim Meyering, 2013/11/07
- bug#15173: [cp] --link overrides dereference settings,
Bernhard Voelker <=
- bug#15173: [cp] --link overrides dereference settings, Jim Meyering, 2013/11/07