cp add -a document -r
Andreas Hauser
andy at splashground.de
Fri May 26 08:35:33 PDT 2006
Hoi,
this patch adds the -a flag to cp(1) and documents the -r flag.
Also it cleans up the Synopsis (-pv -> -p -v).
The -a flag is the same as -rp and is quite convenient and in
the semantic tradition of other tools, like rsync -a, it also
exists on other systems.
--
Andy
diff -r 34c9cb8fd38c bin/cp/cp.1
--- a/bin/cp/cp.1 Tue Apr 18 22:11:35 2006 +0000
+++ b/bin/cp/cp.1 Fri May 26 14:57:46 2006 +0200
@@ -48,16 +48,14 @@
.Fl R
.Op Fl H | Fl L | Fl P
.Oc
-.Op Fl f | i | n
-.Op Fl pv
+.Op Fl a | f | i | n | p | r | v
.Ar source_file target_file
.Nm
.Oo
.Fl R
.Op Fl H | Fl L | Fl P
.Oc
-.Op Fl f | i | n
-.Op Fl pv
+.Op Fl a | f | i | n | p | r | v
.Ar source_file ... target_directory
.Sh DESCRIPTION
In the first synopsis form, the
@@ -120,6 +118,8 @@ or
or
.Xr pax 1
instead.
+.It Fl a
+Same as -rp.
.It Fl f
For each existing destination pathname, remove it and
create a new file, without prompting for confirmation
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ and either the user ID or group ID canno
and either the user ID or group ID cannot be preserved, neither
the set-user-ID nor set-group-ID bits are preserved in the copy's
permissions.
+.It Fl r
+Same as
+.Fl RF .
.It Fl v
Cause
.Nm
diff -r 34c9cb8fd38c bin/cp/cp.c
--- a/bin/cp/cp.c Tue Apr 18 22:11:35 2006 +0000
+++ b/bin/cp/cp.c Fri May 26 14:57:46 2006 +0200
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
break;
case 'R':
Rflag = 1;
+ break;
+ case 'a':
+ rflag = 1;
+ pflag = 1;
break;
case 'f':
fflag = 1;
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