On Thursday January 22 2009, Amedee Van Gasse wrote:
... cp doesn't preserve permissions. ...
Not true (the "^^^^^^^^^" markers require monospaced font): -==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==- % cp --help Usage: cp [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST or: cp [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY or: cp [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE... Copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY. Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. -a, --archive same as -dpR ... -p same as --preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps ^^^^^^^^^ --preserve[=ATTR_LIST] preserve the specified attributes (default: mode,ownership,timestamps), if possible ^^^^^^^^^ additional attributes: context, links, xattrs, all --no-preserve=ATTR_LIST don't preserve the specified attributes ... -==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==- Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org