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cp --recursive funky behaviour

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#47151: closed (cp --recursive funky behaviour)
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:55:03 +0000

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Your message dated Mon, 21 Feb 2022 01:54:02 -0800
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and subject line Re: bug#47151: cp --recursive funky behaviour
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #47151,
regarding cp --recursive funky behaviour
to be marked as done.

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From: Tomas <correo <at> tomaszubiri.com>
To: "bug-coreutils" <bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org>
Subject: cp --recursive funky behaviour
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 21:47:05 -0300

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cd /tmp
mkdir src
touch src/a
cp -r src dest

#damn, I forgot a file
touch src/b
cp -r src dest
ls dest
# a dest

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Tomas <correo <at> tomaszubiri.com>
Cc: 47151-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#47151: cp --recursive funky behaviour
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 01:54:02 -0800

On 3/14/21 17:47, Tomas wrote:
> cd /tmp
> mkdir src
> touch src/a
> cp -r src dest
> 
> #damn, I forgot a file
> touch src/b
> cp -r src dest
> ls dest
> # a dest

cp has behaved that way for ages, and is required to behave that way by 
POSIX, so this is not a bug. To sidestep the issue, you can use the -T 
option of GNU cp. Closing the bug report.

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