On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:18:46 +0100, Remy Blank wrote: > > Ah, OK. Didn't know this. Do you know, why it does work like this? > > It initially sets the permissions to 600 presumably to limit access to > an unfinished copy from other users. > > The mtime must be set after copying the contents, because adding a file > or directory changes the mtime of the parent. > > > And does cp -a work in the same way? > > Probably yes, for the same reasons, but I haven't checked.
No it doesn't. cp leaves the mtime of the directory at the time t copied the files into it. If you want to preserve directory timestamps, use rsync. -- Neil Bothwick The number one cause of computer problems is computer solutions.
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