GNU bug report logs - #15173
[cp] --link overrides dereference settings

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Gian Piero Carrubba <gpiero <at> rm-rf.it>

Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 21:55:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Merged with 23120

Done: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>

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From: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>
To: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
Cc: Gian Piero Carrubba <gpiero <at> rm-rf.it>, Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>, Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigbrady.com>, 15173 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15173: [cp] --link overrides dereference settings
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 18:08:47 +0100

On 11/07/2013 04:25 PM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> Does the current behavior conflict with POSIX or
> disagree with how other implementations work? 

Hi Jim,

no, it doesn't conflict with POSIX, and for the --link case
(this thread) I think we have found consensus.

The problem is - unfortunately in the other bug#15806 [1]
that rm behaves differently regarding the dereferencing (or not)
of symbolic links when the -r option is specified (or not).
The BSDs seem to also dereference without -r.

[1] http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=15806

(I hope I got it summarized right - I'm in a hurry.)

Have a nice day,
Berny
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