Hi, Any reason why cp's --attributes-only flag can't be used to copy directory properties?
I've attached a patch (+ test) that enables this. It works for me and passes the test suite, FWIW. Vladimir Panteleev (1): copy: allow --attributes-only to work with directories src/copy.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- tests/cp/dir-attr-only.sh | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-) create mode 100755 tests/cp/dir-attr-only.sh -- 2.16.1
