[BusyBox] Re: [BusyBox-cvs] busybox/libbb copy_file.c,1.27,1.28

[Erik Andersen]

On Sun Jan 11, 2004 at 05:21:02AM +0000, Glenn McGrath wrote:
> Modified Files:
> 	copy_file.c 
> Log Message:
> Patch from Matt Kraai to fix debian bug #227081
> 
> cp does not truncate existing destinations.  That is, after
> running
> 
>  echo foo > foo
>  echo fubar > fubar
>  cp foo fubar
> 
> the contents of fubar are
> 
>  foo
>  r
> 
> instead of
> 
>  foo

Wow, good catch!

 -Erik

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