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bug#8419: cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files at destina
From: |
Pádraig Brady |
Subject: |
bug#8419: cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files at destination when using cp -au |
Date: |
Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:26:53 +0100 |
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Actually I'm wondering now whether the new code
should be unconditionally replacing the dest?
What if the dest is a separate newer file?
I.E. I think the following amended test should pass?
Also what about backups if the separate file is older?
diff --git a/tests/cp/preserve-link b/tests/cp/preserve-link
index d0da873..cee5ec0 100755
--- a/tests/cp/preserve-link
+++ b/tests/cp/preserve-link
@@ -28,13 +28,26 @@ same_inode()
mkdir -p s t/s || framework_failure_
touch s/f t/s/f || framework_failure_
+
+# a non existing link must be linked in the dest tree
ln s/f s/link || framework_failure_
+# an existing link must be updated
+ln s/f s/linke || framework_failure_
+ln t/s/f t/s/linke || framework_failure_
+
+# a updated link must not be overwritten
+ln s/f s/linku || framework_failure_
+touch -d "+2 hour" t/s/linku || framework_failure_
+
# This must create a hard link, t/s/link, to the existing file, t/s/f.
# With cp from coreutils-8.12 and prior, it would mistakenly copy
# the file rather than creating the link.
+touch -d "+1 hour" s/f || framework_failure_
cp -au s t || fail=1
same_inode t/s/f t/s/link || fail=1
+same_inode t/s/f t/s/linke || fail=1
+same_inode t/s/f t/s/linku && fail=1
Exit $fail
- bug#8419: cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files at destination when using cp -au, Jim Meyering, 2011/07/25
- bug#8419: cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files at destination when using cp -au, Pádraig Brady, 2011/07/25
- bug#8419: cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files at destination when using cp -au, Jim Meyering, 2011/07/25
- bug#8419: cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files at destination when using cp -au, Pádraig Brady, 2011/07/25
- bug#8419: cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files at destination when using cp -au,
Pádraig Brady <=
- bug#8419: cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files at destination when using cp -au, Pádraig Brady, 2011/07/25
- bug#8419: cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files at destination when using cp -au, Jim Meyering, 2011/07/26
- bug#8419: cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files at destination when using cp -au, Jim Meyering, 2011/07/26
- bug#8419: cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files at destination when using cp -au, Pádraig Brady, 2011/07/26
- bug#8419: cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files at destination when using cp -au, Jim Meyering, 2011/07/26
- bug#8419: cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files at destination when using cp -au, Pádraig Brady, 2011/07/26
- bug#8419: cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files at destination when using cp -au, Pádraig Brady, 2011/07/27
- bug#8419: cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files at destination when using cp -au, Jim Meyering, 2011/07/27
- bug#8419: cp -au : New hard links in source becomes new files at destination when using cp -au, Jim Meyering, 2011/07/26