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bug#24400: cp: default to --reflink=auto?


From: Paul Eggert
Subject: bug#24400: cp: default to --reflink=auto?
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2016 15:54:32 -0700
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Currently 'cp' defaults to not using reflinks, which can be significantly slower on a system that supports file cloning. I expect most users would prefer 'cp' to default to --reflink=auto for spped. Although there are some special cases otherwise, on balance how about if we change cp to default to --reflink=auto, and add an option --reflink=no for users who prefer the current default?






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