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Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 19:49:23 -0500
To: Steve <beforewisdom AT yahoo DOT com>, cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
From: Larry Hall <cygwin-lh AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: Re: cp claiming my files are the same when they aren't
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At 01:44 PM 2/6/2004, Steve you wrote:
>Hi;
>
>I know this might not be the right place to ask this, but I am at a loss to find a more appropriate place.
>
>I am on win2k at work where I am using the "ported gnu utilities" to do some copying of files.
>
>cp keeps sending me error messages that it can't copy the file ( even with -f ) because the files are the same.
>
>They aren't.  Content, size, and datestamps changed.  Only the name remains the same.
>
>Anyone have any idea what this could be about and how I might get around it?
>
>Thanks in advance


Same as with your last inquiry.  Read this:

>Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html

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