GNU bug report logs - #6405
cp from -MM to -M

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Peng Yu <pengyu.ut <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:39:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>

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From: Peng Yu <pengyu.ut <at> gmail.com>
To: 6405 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6405: cp from -MM to -M
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:38:13 -0500

I'm trying to cp -MM to -M. But so far I don't have a way to do it.
Would you please let me know what is the correct way to cp from -MM to
-M?

$ cp -r -- -MM/ -- -M
cp: target `-M' is not a directory
$ ll -go
total 0
drwx------ 2 64 2010-06-11 14:35 -MM

-- 
Regards,
Peng
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