Date: Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:44:07 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 289959] cp(1): Confusing instructions wether -P requires -R Message-ID: <bug-289959-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=289959 Bug ID: 289959 Summary: cp(1): Confusing instructions wether -P requires -R Product: Documentation Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Many People Priority: --- Component: Manual Pages Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: majo-bugs.freebsd.org@cerny.sk CC: doc@FreeBSD.org The manual page for cp command states: > -P No symbolic links are followed. This is the default if the -R option is specified. and then later > The -H, -L and -P options are ignored unless the -R option is specified. However, it clearly works even without -R: touch /tmp/file ln -s /tmp/file /tmp/symlink cp -P /tmp/symlink /tmp/copy ... results in symlink /tmp/copy -> /tmp/file -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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