Package: coreutils Version: 5.2.1-2 Severity: normal File: /bin/cp
The modifiation time isn't preserved despite the -p option. Also, after the cp process, the atime is prior to the ctime (at least for the example that follows). cpio exhibits a similar if not identical behavior. *** reportbug_cp.txt ls -l --time=atime --time-style=full-iso /etc/hostname -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 2005-08-01 15:36:46.653610344 -0400 /etc/hostname ls -l --time=ctime --time-style=full-iso /etc/hostname -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 2005-07-24 16:45:00.000000000 -0400 /etc/hostname cp -p /etc/hostname /tmp cp: overwrite `/tmp/hostname'? y ls -l --time=atime --time-style=full-iso /tmp/hostname -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 2005-08-01 15:36:46.653610000 -0400 /tmp/hostname ls -l --time=ctime --time-style=full-iso /tmp/hostname -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 2005-08-01 16:21:33.797102440 -0400 /tmp/hostname -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-2-686 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages coreutils depends on: ii libacl1 2.2.23-1 Access control list shared library ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-22 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

