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[cp] "cp -s" cannot create symbolic link in parent dir

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From: subratkumar <subratkumar.o <at> globaledgesoft.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: Regarding the observed bugs in cp
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:57:35 +0530

1. cp -r a a
cp: cannot copy a directory, `a', into itself, `a/a'
as per this the it is not allowable to copy a into a.But its doing
2. cp -s b ../
cp: `../b': can make relative symbolic links only in current directory
its a symbolic link and should not restrict to current directory.
i have checked it in kernel 2.6.21.5 and 3.04 .Please check it and let 
me know if its corrected or not.
Thanks and Regards
Subrat Kumar Ojha

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From: era eriksson <era <at> iki.fi>
To: subratkumar.o <at> globaledgesoft.com
Cc: 10900 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Clarification re: Regarding the observed bugs in cp
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:08:35 +0300

I stumbled across your recent bug report for cp
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=10900
and I was wondering if you could follow up with a bit of additional
information.  What did you expect to happen, and what should be fixed in
order for cp to behave like you expect?

Thanks for your bug report!  I am but a mere bystander, but I appreciate
your effort.

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From: era eriksson <era <at> iki.fi>
To: 10900 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: subratkumar <subratkumar.o <at> globaledgesoft.com>
Subject: Re: Clarification re: Regarding the observed bugs in cp
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 07:39:06 +0300

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Forwarding a replyI only received in private.  Please keep the Cc: on
any followups.

From: subratkumar <subratkumar.o <at> globaledgesoft.com>
To: era eriksson <era <at> iki.fi>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:04

On Thursday 30 August 2012 01:38 PM, era eriksson wrote:

I stumbled across your recent bug report for cp
[1]http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=10900
and I was wondering if you could follow up with a bit of additional
information.  What did you expect to happen, and what should be fixed in
order for cp to behave like you expect?

Thanks for your bug report!  I am but a mere bystander, but I appreciate
your effort.

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I expected :
1.cp -r dir1 dir1 (should not copy dir1 inside dir1) ,it was coming with an erro
r message but it was copying inside dir1 ,please check it inside dir1.
2.cp -s file1 ../dir1/ (symlinking out side the current directory should be allo
wed) but it came with error symlink restricted to  current directory.
Please have a look. Let me know about these.

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References

1. http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=10900

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