GNU bug report logs - #31335
unexpected cp -f behavior

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Ernesto Alfonso <erjoalgo <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 18:15:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: 31335 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, erjoalgo <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#31335: Fwd: bug#31335: unexpected cp -f behavior
Date: Thu, 17 May 2018 20:54:03 -0700

On 16/05/18 00:03, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> Agreed. I can't think of a case where replacing a self symlink
> is not what you'd want to happen.
> 
> Proposed patch is attached.

Now pushed at:
https://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=coreutils.git;a=commitdiff;h=v8.29-37-gc732388

cheers,
Pádraig
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