Subject: bug#8636: closed (Re: bug#8636: cp -x flag does not work)

From: Pádraig Brady <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:14:42 +0100

On 09/15/2011 01:32 PM, [email-masked] wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> 
> I would ask you again to reconsider your view on this issue  because it is
> irrational.

Reading back over the thread, I think it's a usage error.
Note that cp does not process the wildcard, so that when you do:

  cp -x /*

what cp is really getting from the shell is:

  cp -x /dir1 /dir2 ...

cp is right to treat each of those independently.

cheers,
Pádraig.