bug#47151: closed (cp --recursive funky behaviour)

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regarding cp --recursive funky behaviour
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--- Begin Message --- Subject: cp --recursive funky behaviour Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 21:47:05 -0300 User-agent: Zoho Mail

cd /tmp
mkdir src
touch src/a
cp -r src dest

#damn, I forgot a file
touch src/b
cp -r src dest
ls dest
# a dest

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> Re: bug#47151: cp --recursive funky behaviour
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> On 3/14/21 17:47, Tomas wrote:
> > cd /tmp
> > mkdir src
> > touch src/a
> > cp -r src dest
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> > #damn, I forgot a file
> > touch src/b
> > cp -r src dest
> > ls dest
> > # a dest
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> cp has behaved that way for ages, and is required to behave that way by 
> POSIX, so this is not a bug. To sidestep the issue, you can use the -T 
> option of GNU cp. Closing the bug report.
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