[patch] /bin/cp POSIX conformance
    Jason Smethers 
    jason at smethers.net
       
    Mon Dec 20 10:09:17 PST 2004
    
    
  
For the cp utility, IEEE Std 1003.1-2004 states the following under 
section 2d:
2. If source_file is of type directory, the following steps shall be taken:
. ..
   d. If dest_file exists and it is not of type directory, cp shall 
write a diagnostic message to standard error, do nothing more with 
source_file or any files below source_file in the file hierarchy, and go 
on to any remaining files.
Currently, the cp utility exits with the diagnostic message. The patch 
below turns this into a warning, and also changes another warning to use 
the standard errno EISDIR.
- Jason
<http://www.smethers.net/~jason/patches/cp.c.diff1>
    
    
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