GNU bug report logs - #73875
cp: there isn't even an option to quit on errors

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From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: cp: there isn't even an option to quit on errors
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 15:45:37 +0800

$ cp -a /usr/share/doc/qpdf/manual-html/ ~/Downloads/
cp: cannot create symbolic link '/home/jidanni/Downloads/manual-html/_static/css/badge_only.css': Permission denied
cp: cannot create symbolic link '/home/jidanni/Downloads/manual-html/_static/css/theme.css': Permission denied....

It just keeps rolling on. No way to quit except ^C.

$ cp --version
cp (GNU coreutils) 9.4

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