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cp: --no-dereference option should copy dangling symbolic link but doesn't #3364

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jfinkels opened this issue Apr 4, 2022 · 0 comments · Fixed by #3459
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cp: --no-dereference option should copy dangling symbolic link but doesn't #3364

jfinkels opened this issue Apr 4, 2022 · 0 comments · Fixed by #3459
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jfinkels commented Apr 4, 2022

The -P (--no-dereference) option in uutils cp does not match the behavior of GNU cp when attempting to copy a symbolic link that points to a file that does not exist.

GNU cp:

$ ln -s no-such-file dangle && cp -P dangle d2
# no output, d2 is created

uutils cp:

$ ln -s no-such-file dangle && ./target/release/cp -P dangle d2
./target/release/cp: not writing through dangling symlink 'd2'
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cp: Do not dereference symlink even when dangling - fix issue #3364
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