0001511: cp -rp don't copy symbolic link (busybox 1.7.1)

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0001511

[BusyBox] Other

major

always

09-25-07 07:04

09-25-07 11:07

Reporter

ThomasHawk

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BusyBox

Priority

normal

Resolution

fixed

Status

closed

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Summary

0001511: cp -rp don't copy symbolic link (busybox 1.7.1)

Description

If I have a directory which contains symbolic link eg:
# mkdir /tmp1
# touch /a
# ln -s /a /tmp1/a

if I copy this directory with "cp -rp", busybox copy the file (/a) an not the symbolic link

# cp -rp /tmp1 /tmp2
# ls -lsa /tmp1
   4 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 25 16:12 .
   4 drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 4096 Sep 25 16:13 ..
   0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Sep 25 16:12 a -> /a
# ls -lsa /tmp2
   4 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 25 16:12 .
   4 drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 4096 Sep 25 16:13 ..
   0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Sep 25 16:12 a

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(0002796) ThomasHawk 09-25-07 07:14	sorry, If I add -d (cp -rpd) that correct the problem. (cp in coreutils don't need -d to preserve links) Please close this bug. Sorry

(0002797) vda 09-25-07 11:07	Fixed in rev 20024. Thanks.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
09-25-07 07:04	ThomasHawk	New Issue
09-25-07 07:04	ThomasHawk	Status	new => assigned
09-25-07 07:04	ThomasHawk	Assigned To	=> BusyBox
09-25-07 07:14	ThomasHawk	Note Added: 0002796
09-25-07 11:07	vda	Status	assigned => closed
09-25-07 11:07	vda	Note Added: 0002797
09-25-07 11:07	vda	Resolution	open => fixed