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Re: `cp --preserve=mode,timestamps ...' fails


From: Jim Meyering
Subject: Re: `cp --preserve=mode,timestamps ...' fails
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 10:06:37 +0100

> I have found a slight bug in coreutils 4.5.3's `cp' command,
> which will not recognize multiple arguments for one `--preserve'
> option.
>
>   % ./cp --version
>   cp (coreutils) 4.5.3
>   [...]
>   % echo hello >file1
>   % ./cp --preserve=mode,timestamps file1 file2
>   ./cp: ambiguous argument `' for `--preserve'
...
>
> The following patch will correct this problem.
>
> 2002-12-11  TAKAI Kousuke  <address@hidden>
>
>       * src/cp.c (decode_preserve_arg): Advance `comma' to
>       point the character next to the comma.

Thank you for the fine bug report and fix!
I've applied your patch.



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