Re: cp command option -x, --one-file-system

[Jim Meyering]

ebloch <address@hidden> wrote:
> cp command option :
>
>  -x, --one-file-system
>      stay on this file system
>
> sometimes does not stay on the same filesystem.
>
> using cmd line :
> cp -r -u -p -x -f -v --target-directory='/abc/def/123/456/xx" /home
> or
> cp -rupxfv --target-directory='/abc/def/123/456/xx" /home
>
> where '/home' is mounted on a different volume than '/'.

Thanks for the report.
What version of coreutils is that? (run cp --version)

However, I can't reproduce the problem using a recent version.
I tried to by using a tiny file system:

    $ df -hT /full
    Filesystem    Type    Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
    /dev/sda6     ext3    7.6M  7.3M     0 100% /full

and then these commands:

    $ mkdir /tmp/xxxxx
    $ cp -r -u -p -x -f --target-directory=/tmp/xxxxx /full
    `/full' -> `/tmp/xxxxx/full'
    `/full/lost+found' -> `/tmp/xxxxx/full/lost+found'
    `/full/tmp' -> `/tmp/xxxxx/full/tmp'
    `/full/tmp/big' -> `/tmp/xxxxx/full/tmp/big'