[BusyBox 0001511]: cp -rp don't copy symbolic link (busybox 1.7.1)
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Tue Sep 25 18:07:12 UTC 2007
The following issue has been CLOSED
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http://busybox.net/bugs/view.php?id=1511
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Reported By: ThomasHawk
Assigned To: BusyBox
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Project: BusyBox
Issue ID: 1511
Category: Other
Reproducibility: always
Severity: major
Priority: normal
Status: closed
Resolution: open
Fixed in Version:
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Date Submitted: 09-25-2007 07:04 PDT
Last Modified: 09-25-2007 11:07 PDT
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Summary: cp -rp don't copy symbolic link (busybox 1.7.1)
Description:
If I have a directory which contains symbolic link eg:
# mkdir /tmp1
# touch /a
# ln -s /a /tmp1/a
if I copy this directory with "cp -rp", busybox copy the file (/a) an not
the symbolic link
# cp -rp /tmp1 /tmp2
# ls -lsa /tmp1
4 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 25 16:12 .
4 drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 4096 Sep 25 16:13 ..
0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Sep 25 16:12 a -> /a
# ls -lsa /tmp2
4 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 25 16:12 .
4 drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 4096 Sep 25 16:13 ..
0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Sep 25 16:12 a
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ThomasHawk - 09-25-07 07:14
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sorry,
If I add -d (cp -rpd) that correct the problem.
(cp in coreutils don't need -d to preserve links)
Please close this bug. Sorry
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vda - 09-25-07 11:07
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Fixed in rev 20024. Thanks.
Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
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09-25-07 07:04 ThomasHawk New Issue
09-25-07 07:04 ThomasHawk Status new => assigned
09-25-07 07:04 ThomasHawk Assigned To => BusyBox
09-25-07 07:14 ThomasHawk Note Added: 0002796
09-25-07 11:07 vda Status assigned => closed
09-25-07 11:07 vda Note Added: 0002797
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