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[PATCH] cp: add an option to only copy the file attributes

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:36:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Report bugs to <bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org>
Subject: [PATCH] cp: add an option to only copy the file attributes
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:34:35 +0100

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
From the NEWS of the attached patch:

"cp now accepts the --attributes-only option to not copy file data,
which is useful for efficiently modifying files."

For an example script that uses this option see:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2010-03/msg00261.html

cheers,
Pádraig.

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: "Voelker, Bernhard" <bernhard.voelker <at> siemens-enterprise.com>
Cc: "5947 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <5947 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#5947: [PATCH] cp: add an option to only copy the file
	attributes
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:33:49 +0100

On 14/04/10 17:27, Voelker, Bernhard wrote:
> Pádraig Brady wrote:
>> "cp now accepts the --attributes-only option to not copy file data,
>> which is useful for efficiently modifying files."
> 
> is this like `touch -r ...`?

Right, except that it handles
permissions and xattrs as well as timestamps.

cheers,
Pádraig.
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From: "Voelker, Bernhard" <bernhard.voelker <at> siemens-enterprise.com>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>,
	"5947 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <5947 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: bug#5947: [PATCH] cp: add an option to only copy the file
	attributes
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:27:02 +0200

Pádraig Brady wrote:
> "cp now accepts the --attributes-only option to not copy file data,
> which is useful for efficiently modifying files."

is this like `touch -r ...`?

Bye,
Berny
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From: "Voelker, Bernhard" <bernhard.voelker <at> siemens-enterprise.com>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
Cc: "5947 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <5947 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: bug#5947: [PATCH] cp: add an option to only copy the file
	attributes
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:38:16 +0200

Pádraig Brady wrote:
> On 14/04/10 17:27, Voelker, Bernhard wrote:
>> Pádraig Brady wrote:
>>> "cp now accepts the --attributes-only option to not copy file data,
>>> which is useful for efficiently modifying files."
>> 
>> is this like `touch -r ...`?
>
> Right, except that it handles
> permissions and xattrs as well as timestamps.

that's cool, thanks.

Bye,
Berny
bug closed, send any further explanations to Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com> Request was from Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:38:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:24:07 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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