GNU bug report logs - #8381
cp inconsistency

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Thomas Hofmann <thomas <at> savoy-truffle.de>

Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:30:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #19 received at 8381 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Thomas Hofmann <thomas <at> savoy-truffle.de>
Cc: 8381 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8381: closed (Re: bug#8381: cp inconsistency)
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:41:06 -0700

On 03/30/2011 08:25 AM, Thomas Hofmann wrote:
> I would like that
> a) cp -a dir dest_dir
> does what
> b) cp -a dir previously_not_existing_dest_dir
> does already

Doesn't "cp -aT dir dest_dir" do what you want?
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