From unknown Mon Jun 23 07:47:56 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#5917 <5917@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#5917 <5917@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: [PATCH] doc: mention Linux capabilities are maintained by cp/mv Reply-To: bug#5917 <5917@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:47:56 +0000 retitle 5917 [PATCH] doc: mention Linux capabilities are maintained by cp/mv reassign 5917 coreutils submitter 5917 P=C3=A1draig Brady severity 5917 normal tag 5917 patch thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Apr 09 20:26:06 2010 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 10 Apr 2010 00:26:06 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O0OWU-0003UP-1f for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:26:06 -0400 Received: from mail.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166] helo=mx10.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O0OWS-0003U4-TV for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:26:05 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:55537) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1O0OWO-0003nM-VR for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:26:01 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1O0OWO-0006We-FC for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:26:00 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=59891 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1O0OWK-0006VJ-Un for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:25:57 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.0 (2010-01-18) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.0 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O0OWJ-0001Kr-Hd for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:25:56 -0400 Received: from mail1.slb.deg.dub.stisp.net ([84.203.253.98]:8492) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O0OWJ-0001Ki-5E for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:25:55 -0400 Received: (qmail 98096 invoked from network); 10 Apr 2010 00:25:53 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.2.25?) (84.203.137.218) by mail1.slb.deg.dub.stisp.net with SMTP; 10 Apr 2010 00:25:53 -0000 Message-ID: <4BBFC585.1080801@draigBrady.com> Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:25:41 +0100 From: =?UTF-8?B?UMOhZHJhaWcgQnJhZHk=?= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Report bugs to Subject: [PATCH] doc: mention Linux capabilities are maintained by cp/mv X-Enigmail-Version: 1.0.1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: FreeBSD 4.6-4.9 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Spam-Score: -5.5 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -5.7 (-----) commit d047ee7da7f1b9a36ea34c7d064334900b15aac6 Author: Pádraig Brady Date: Sat Apr 10 01:05:39 2010 +0100 doc: mention Linux capabilities are maintained by cp/mv * doc/coreutils.texi (cp invocation): Mention that "Capabilities" are maintained when implemented using extended attributes. (mv invocation): Mention ACLs etc. are maintained due to xattrs being copied. diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 2a5f4d4..3b26022 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -7512,7 +7512,7 @@ if the preserving of SELinux security context is not succesful. @itemx xattr Preserve extended attributes if @command{cp} is built with xattr support, and xattrs are supported and enabled on your file system. -If SELinux context and/or ACLs are implemented using xattrs, +If SELinux context, ACLs or Capabilities are implemented using xattrs, they are preserved by this option as well. @itemx all Preserve all file attributes. @@ -8274,7 +8274,8 @@ the destination partition and the second and third would be left on the original partition. @cindex extended attributes, xattr -@command{mv} always tries to copy extended attributes (xattr). +@command{mv} always tries to copy extended attributes (xattr), which may +include SELinux context, ACLs or Capabilities. @cindex prompting, and @command{mv} If a destination file exists but is normally unwritable, standard input From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Apr 11 08:53:52 2010 Received: (at 5917) by debbugs.gnu.org; 11 Apr 2010 12:53:52 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O0wff-0003FZ-Oe for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 08:53:52 -0400 Received: from smtp3-g21.free.fr ([212.27.42.3]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O0wfc-0003FU-Bq for 5917@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 08:53:49 -0400 Received: from smtp3-g21.free.fr (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp3-g21.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D05D818087 for <5917@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:53:39 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mx.meyering.net (mx.meyering.net [82.230.74.64]) by smtp3-g21.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FC4F8180D7 for <5917@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:53:37 +0200 (CEST) Received: by rho.meyering.net (Acme Bit-Twister, from userid 1000) id 301B6BF2; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:53:37 +0200 (CEST) From: Jim Meyering To: =?utf-8?Q?P=C3=A1draig?= Brady Subject: Re: bug#5917: [PATCH] doc: mention Linux capabilities are maintained by cp/mv In-Reply-To: <4BBFC585.1080801@draigBrady.com> (=?utf-8?Q?=22P=C3=A1draig?= Brady"'s message of "Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:25:41 +0100") References: <4BBFC585.1080801@draigBrady.com> Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:53:37 +0200 Message-ID: <877hoetajy.fsf@meyering.net> Lines: 38 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: -2.9 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 5917 Cc: 5917@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -2.9 (--) P=C3=A1draig Brady wrote: > commit d047ee7da7f1b9a36ea34c7d064334900b15aac6 > Author: P=C3=A1draig Brady > Date: Sat Apr 10 01:05:39 2010 +0100 > > doc: mention Linux capabilities are maintained by cp/mv Thanks. That looks fine, but please do s/maintained/preserved/ in the log. > * doc/coreutils.texi (cp invocation): Mention that > "Capabilities" are maintained when implemented > using extended attributes. > (mv invocation): Mention ACLs etc. are maintained > due to xattrs being copied. > > diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi > index 2a5f4d4..3b26022 100644 > --- a/doc/coreutils.texi > +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi > @@ -7512,7 +7512,7 @@ if the preserving of SELinux security context is no= t succesful. > @itemx xattr > Preserve extended attributes if @command{cp} is built with xattr support, > and xattrs are supported and enabled on your file system. > -If SELinux context and/or ACLs are implemented using xattrs, > +If SELinux context, ACLs or Capabilities are implemented using xattrs, > they are preserved by this option as well. > @itemx all > Preserve all file attributes. > @@ -8274,7 +8274,8 @@ the destination partition and the second and third = would be left on the > original partition. > > @cindex extended attributes, xattr > -@command{mv} always tries to copy extended attributes (xattr). > +@command{mv} always tries to copy extended attributes (xattr), which may > +include SELinux context, ACLs or Capabilities. > > @cindex prompting, and @command{mv} > If a destination file exists but is normally unwritable, standard input From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Apr 11 09:30:52 2010 Received: (at 5917) by debbugs.gnu.org; 11 Apr 2010 13:30:52 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O0xFU-0003Ud-61 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:30:52 -0400 Received: from mail1.slb.deg.dub.stisp.net ([84.203.253.98]) by debbugs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O0xFS-0003UY-B0 for 5917@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:30:51 -0400 Received: (qmail 68580 invoked from network); 11 Apr 2010 13:30:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.2.25?) (84.203.137.218) by mail1.slb.deg.dub.stisp.net with SMTP; 11 Apr 2010 13:30:44 -0000 Message-ID: <4BC1CEF1.5020200@draigBrady.com> Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:30:25 +0100 From: =?UTF-8?B?UMOhZHJhaWcgQnJhZHk=?= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jim Meyering Subject: Re: bug#5917: [PATCH] doc: mention Linux capabilities are maintained by cp/mv References: <4BBFC585.1080801@draigBrady.com> <877hoetajy.fsf@meyering.net> In-Reply-To: <877hoetajy.fsf@meyering.net> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.0.1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Score: -3.5 (---) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 5917 Cc: 5917@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -3.5 (---) On 11/04/10 13:53, Jim Meyering wrote: > Pádraig Brady wrote: >> commit d047ee7da7f1b9a36ea34c7d064334900b15aac6 >> Author: Pádraig Brady >> Date: Sat Apr 10 01:05:39 2010 +0100 >> >> doc: mention Linux capabilities are maintained by cp/mv > > Thanks. That looks fine, but please do s/maintained/preserved/ in the log. I also removed any mention of Linux since it's not a Linux specific feature. log is now: doc: mention "capabilities" are preserved by cp/mv cheers, Pádraig. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Apr 11 13:47:06 2010 Received: (at 5917-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 11 Apr 2010 17:47:06 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O11FR-0005EL-U5 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:47:06 -0400 Received: from smtp3-g21.free.fr ([212.27.42.3]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O11FP-0005Dz-RT for 5917-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:47:05 -0400 Received: from smtp3-g21.free.fr (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp3-g21.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 520928180CC for <5917-done@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:46:55 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mx.meyering.net (mx.meyering.net [82.230.74.64]) by smtp3-g21.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 729DD818163 for <5917-done@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:46:53 +0200 (CEST) Received: by rho.meyering.net (Acme Bit-Twister, from userid 1000) id 477DDAB0; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:46:53 +0200 (CEST) From: Jim Meyering To: =?utf-8?Q?P=C3=A1draig?= Brady Subject: Re: bug#5917: [PATCH] doc: mention Linux capabilities are maintained by cp/mv In-Reply-To: <4BC1CEF1.5020200@draigBrady.com> (=?utf-8?Q?=22P=C3=A1draig?= Brady"'s message of "Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:30:25 +0100") References: <4BBFC585.1080801@draigBrady.com> <877hoetajy.fsf@meyering.net> <4BC1CEF1.5020200@draigBrady.com> Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:46:53 +0200 Message-ID: <87sk71rieq.fsf@meyering.net> Lines: 17 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Score: -3.0 (---) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 5917-done Cc: 5917-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -3.0 (---) P=C3=A1draig Brady wrote: > On 11/04/10 13:53, Jim Meyering wrote: >> P=C3=A1draig Brady wrote: >>> commit d047ee7da7f1b9a36ea34c7d064334900b15aac6 >>> Author: P=C3=A1draig Brady >>> Date: Sat Apr 10 01:05:39 2010 +0100 >>> >>> doc: mention Linux capabilities are maintained by cp/mv >> >> Thanks. That looks fine, but please do s/maintained/preserved/ in the l= og. > > I also removed any mention of Linux since it's not > a Linux specific feature. log is now: > > doc: mention "capabilities" are preserved by cp/mv Thanks! From unknown Mon Jun 23 07:47:56 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 11:24:03 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # This is a fake control message. # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator