From unknown Fri Jun 20 07:16:52 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#8375 <8375@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#8375 <8375@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: cp -a [-l] sometimes does not preserve timestamps of symlinks Reply-To: bug#8375 <8375@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 14:16:52 +0000 retitle 8375 cp -a [-l] sometimes does not preserve timestamps of symlinks reassign 8375 coreutils submitter 8375 R=C3=BCdiger Meier severity 8375 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Mar 29 12:30:23 2011 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Mar 2011 16:30:23 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4boE-00036E-QH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:30:23 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4Xc6-0005P4-HA for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:35 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4Xc0-0006so-Kk for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:29 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:56041) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4Xc0-0006si-Iw for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:28 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=40608 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Q4Xbz-0004lX-7V for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:28 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4Xby-0006s9-5x for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:27 -0400 Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.22]:59656) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q4Xbx-0006rd-LQ for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:26 -0400 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 29 Mar 2011 12:01:23 -0000 Received: from p5098db61.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO zappa.ga.local) [80.152.219.97] by mail.gmx.net (mp012) with SMTP; 29 Mar 2011 14:01:23 +0200 X-Authenticated: #11967524 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/E9ngFTvvEui9n6Jbzfaq9/ywEfAvSC4Pyv2j9P6 BQQPL29K6nimn5 From: =?iso-8859-1?q?R=FCdiger_Meier?= To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Subject: cp -a [-l] sometimes does not preserve timestamps of symlinks Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:01:12 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.10 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <201103291401.16992.sweet_f_a@gmx.de> X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 199.232.76.165 X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:30:20 -0400 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: -5.9 (-----) Hi, I see you fixed that already for for cp -a http://marc.info/?t=124897089600001&r=1&w=2 But it does not together with option -link: cd /tmp/ ln -s somewhere symlink touch -h -t "197001010000" symlink cp -a symlink symlink-a cp -al symlink symlink-al ls -l symlink* lrwxrwxrwx 1 rudi users 9 1970-01-01 00:00 symlink -> somewhere lrwxrwxrwx 1 rudi users 9 1970-01-01 00:00 symlink-a -> somewhere lrwxrwxrwx 1 rudi users 9 2011-03-29 13:44 symlink-al -> somewhere I'm using core utils coreutils 8.9 (opensuse 11.4). BTW with coreutils 7.1 and 6.9 it behaves the other way, -al is correct but -a not. So probably -al is broken since you fixed -a in 7.5. cu, Rudi From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Mar 31 10:15:24 2011 Received: (at 8375-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 31 Mar 2011 14:15:25 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Q5Ieh-00022O-Q0 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:15:24 -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 1Q5Ief-00022C-Pm for 8375-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:15:22 -0400 Received: (qmail 6263 invoked from network); 31 Mar 2011 14:15:16 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.2.25?) (84.203.137.218) by mail1.slb.deg.dub.stisp.net with SMTP; 31 Mar 2011 14:15:16 -0000 Message-ID: <4D948C56.6050509@draigBrady.com> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:14:46 +0100 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?P=E1draig_Brady?= 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: 8375-done@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#8375: cp -a [-l] sometimes does not preserve timestamps of symlinks References: <201103291401.16992.sweet_f_a@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: <201103291401.16992.sweet_f_a@gmx.de> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.0.1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -2.7 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 8375-done 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: -2.7 (--) tags 8375 + notabug closing this cloned bug From unknown Fri Jun 20 07:16:52 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. 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