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cp -a --attributes-only zeroes a file with more than one link

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Matt Kloss <matt.kloss <at> yandex.com>
Subject: bug#40352: closed (Re: bug#40352: cp -a --attributes-only zeroes
 a file with more than one link)
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:11:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#40352: cp -a --attributes-only zeroes a file with more than one link

which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 40352 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Matt Kloss <matt.kloss <at> yandex.com>, 40352-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#40352: cp -a --attributes-only zeroes a file with more than
 one link
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 13:10:02 +0100

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On 31/03/2020 13:32, Matt Kloss wrote:
>     Hello,
> 
>     When you cp -a --attributes-only a [dest] file which has a more than one
>     “hardlink”, it zeroes the file:

The attached fixes this, which I'll push later.
Marking this as done.
thanks!

Pádraig

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From: Matt Kloss <matt.kloss <at> yandex.com>
To: "bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org" <bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org>
Subject: cp -a --attributes-only zeroes a file with more than one link
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 14:32:13 +0200

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