From: cgf AT cygnus DOT com (Christopher G. Faylor)
Subject: Re: B20, Win95: cp destroys file
15 Nov 1998 23:56:36 GMT
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References: <364E3A39 DOT 6A5 DOT cygnus DOT gnu-win32 AT watson DOT ibm DOT com>
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In article <364E3A39 DOT 6A5 DOT cygnus DOT gnu-win32 AT watson DOT ibm DOT com>,
Henry S. Warren, Jr. <hank AT watson DOT ibm DOT com> wrote:
>If you copy, using cp, a file to itself, and the target and source files
>differ in capitalization, then the content of the file is wiped out; it
>becomes a file of 0-length.  Example: "cp hilbert.c hilbert.C" trashes
>file hilbert.c.  
>   The Win95 "copy" command gives the error message "File cannot be
>copied onto itself" in this situation (much preferable)

This has always been the case with cygwin, unfortunately.

Patches to rectify this behavior are, as always, welcome.
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