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Re: [PATCH] doc: mention the new mirroring behavior of cp -au
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Jim Meyering |
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Re: [PATCH] doc: mention the new mirroring behavior of cp -au |
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Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:27:51 +0200 |
Pádraig Brady wrote:
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>>> + cp -au (where --preserve=links is implicit) now replaces possibly newer
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>> s/now replaces/may now replace/ ?
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>> ...since whether it replaces them depends on the order
>> in which readdir processes entries in the containing directory.
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> I considered that but thought it might be too detailed
> for those consuming the (tex)info. It's better to err
> on the side of accuracy though, so I'll amend.
Thanks.