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Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 18:42:41 -0600
From: Eric Blake <ebb9 AT byu DOT net>
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To: Kenneth Chalmers <kenneth DOT chalmers AT norscan DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Problem with cp and dangling symbolic link
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According to Kenneth Chalmers on 5/26/2005 2:17 PM:
> 1. Create a dangling symbolic link:
>         ln -s filename_that_doesnt_exist test
> 2. Copy the link, preserving its link status:
>         cp -d test test2
> 3. Try to copy the link AGAIN, even with the force flag:
>         cp -df test test2

Yep, you probably uncovered a cygwin coreutils release issue (my guess is
that it is related to my automatic .exe handling code not knowing how to
properly handle dangling symlinks).  I'll investigate further and report
back when I have a final conclusion.

- --
Life is short - so eat dessert first!

Eric Blake             ebb9 AT byu DOT net
cygwin coreutils maintainer
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