GNU bug report logs - #20094
cp: add --dry-run option

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 03:32:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #22 received at control <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>
To: 20094 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#20094: cp --dry-run
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 19:57:05 -0600

tags 20094 wontfix
severity 20094 wishlist
retitle 20094 cp: add --dry-run option
close 20094
stop

(triaging old bugs)

On 15/03/15 04:36 PM, Bernhard Voelker wrote:
> I don't think a dry-run could ever predict a failure in a reliable way.

[...]

Given the above (and mention of "rsync --dry-run" previously
in the same thread), I'm closing this as "wontfix".

Discussion can continue by replying to this thread.

-assaf
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