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[PATCH] cp: improve help regarding ACLs

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Ondrej Valousek <ondrej.valousek.xm <at> renesas.com>
Subject: bug#61035: closed (Re: bug#61035: [PATCH] cp: improve help
 regarding ACLs)
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 21:58:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#61035: [PATCH] cp: improve help regarding ACLs

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 61035 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Ondrej Valousek <ondrej.valousek.xm <at> renesas.com>,
 Kamil Dudka <kdudka <at> redhat.com>
Cc: 61035-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#61035: [PATCH] cp: improve help regarding ACLs
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 13:56:54 -0800

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On 1/31/23 13:23, Ondrej Valousek wrote:
> Yes, that's nice, thanks!
> However I think it would be also fair to mention that ACLs will not be converted/translated (I.e. no posix to nfsv4 or vice versa). We are not that clever.

OK, I installed that along with the attached further patch to talk about 
ACL translation (this can be in the manual rather than the man page as 
it's reasonably obscure).

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From: Ondrej Valousek <ondrej.valousek.xm <at> renesas.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Cc: Ondrej Valousek <ondrej.valousek.xm <at> renesas.com>
Subject: [PATCH] cp: improve help regarding ACLs
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2023 09:42:30 +0100

Improve help to clarify ACL handling
---
 src/cp.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/cp.c b/src/cp.c
index 016ae8988..73ffd34e9 100644
--- a/src/cp.c
+++ b/src/cp.c
@@ -239,6 +239,11 @@ When --reflink[=always] is specified, perform a lightweight copy, where the\n\
 data blocks are copied only when modified.  If this is not possible the copy\n\
 fails, or if --reflink=auto is specified, fall back to a standard copy.\n\
 Use --reflink=never to ensure a standard copy is performed.\n\
+"), stdout);
+      fputs (_("\
+\n\
+--preserve=mode also copies ACLs but only if the destination filesystem\n\
+supports ACLs of the same type (i.e. no Posix <> NFSv4 ACLs conversion)\n\
 "), stdout);
       emit_backup_suffix_note ();
       fputs (_("\
-- 
2.39.0

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