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Bug in documentation on cp

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From: hobo pope <hobo-pope <at> insiberia.net>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: Bug in documentation on cp
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 04:02:14 +0200

Dear Team,


I think I might have found the following bug in info cp [documentation]

The option --preserve= offers: " `links'
Preserve in the destination files any links between
corresponding source files. Note that with `-L' or `-H',
this option can convert symbolic links to hard links…

I've played around a bit, but got different results on "Note that with 
`-L' or `-H', this option can convert symbolic links to hard links"

Using --preserve=links with[out] the option -H or -L I get hardlinked 
files.

This happend with GNU coreutils 8.12.197-032bb.

I work on Crunchbang Linux [Debian 7], where uname -a -> 3.2.0-4-amd64 
#1 SMP Debian 3.2.46-1+deb7u1 x86_64 GNU/Linux



I've posted two screenshots of this online:

with(out) the -H option: http://i.stack.imgur.com/eb8rf.png
with(out) the -L option: http://i.stack.imgur.com/U4OUV.png

In both cases, I get hard linked files - which is nice, but doesn't 
accord to the documentation.

I didn't wanted to post the images as attachment because I don't know if 
this is appreciated, but can transmit them if this is helpful.

I hope this helped and all the best with a hearfelt thank you for all 
the good work!




A satisfied GNU/Linux user

P.S.: A short reply if this was just a misunderstanding from my side or 
a real bug would be very appreciated. Thank you in advance for all your 
efforts!

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