GNU bug report logs - #14972
cp docs should mention permissions result when destination already exists

Previous Next

Full log

Message #10 received at 14972-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Cc: 14972-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14972: cp docs should mention permissions result when
 destination already exists
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 10:50:31 +0100

Better to be explicit I suppose.
How about:

-In the absence of this option, each destination file is created with the
+In the absence of this option, the permissions of existing destination
+files are unchanged, while each new file is created with the
 mode bits of the corresponding source file, minus the bits set in the
 umask and minus the set-user-ID and set-group-ID bits.
 @xref{File permissions}.

thanks,
Pádraig.

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.