From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 24 18:32:48 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2AEBA16A4DA for ; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:32:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Received: from mh2.centtech.com (moat3.centtech.com [207.200.51.50]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C6AB43D70 for ; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:32:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Received: from [10.177.171.220] (neutrino.centtech.com [10.177.171.220]) by mh2.centtech.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k7OIWj6w036247; Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:32:46 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from anderson@centtech.com) Message-ID: <44EDF0CD.2070804@centtech.com> Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:32:45 -0500 From: Eric Anderson User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060802) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mike Silbersack References: <44C82A40.3020009@centtech.com> <20060820040339.Q3166@odysseus.silby.com> In-Reply-To: <20060820040339.Q3166@odysseus.silby.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.87.1/1725/Thu Aug 24 11:00:01 2006 on mh2.centtech.com X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: FreeBSD Hackers Subject: Re: [PATCH] adding two new options to 'cp' X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:32:48 -0000 On 08/20/06 04:21, Mike Silbersack wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jul 2006, Eric Anderson wrote: > >> I'm tired of trying to use rsync or gcp (which doesn't like symlinks often) >> to copy trees of files/directories using hard links, so I added the gcp-ish >> options -a and -l. > > ... > >> Comments? Flames? Committers willing to commit? >> >> Eric > > Having just read this thread start to finish, I strongly feel that Eric > should be given an award for putting up with all the crap he was given and > not losing his temper. > > In sincerely hope that this thread does not scare off others who have > local patches that they are considering contributing to FreeBSD. > > Mike "Silby" Silbersack Alas, no parts of my patch ever were committed. :( *sigh* - off to other hacking.. Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Sr. Systems Administrator Centaur Technology Anything that works is better than anything that doesn't. ------------------------------------------------------------------------