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Re: bug in "cp" manpage

From: Jim Meyering
Subject: Re: bug in "cp" manpage
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 22:20:04 +0200 
Tomas Pospisek <address@hidden> wrote:
> the cp manpage says:
>
>        -a, --archive
>               same as -dpR
>
> in contrast the info page says:
>
>       `-a'
>       `--archive'
>       [...]
>               Equivalent to `-dpPR'
>
> I guess the latter is right.

It is indeed.
Thanks.  It's fixed for the next release.

2006-05-15  Jim Meyering  <address@hidden>

        * src/cp.c (usage): Correct description of -a: s/-dpR/-dpPR/.
        From Tomas Pospisek.
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