On 20/10/2007, Aaron W. Hsu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: "Tom Van Looy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:21:56 +0000 > > Subject: Re: cp(1) bug ? > > > > it shall do nothing more with source_file and shall go on to any > > remaining files. > > Doesn't this mean that cp should not do anything when, for example, the > following command is run? > > $ cp -R foo foo/
What constitutes "any remaining file" when the -R switch is used? I think that the next step is step "2f" (according to the spec): "The files in the directory source_file shall be copied to the directory dest_file, taking the four steps (1 to 4) listed here with the files as source_files." Andreas -- Andreas Kahari Somewhere in the general Cambridge area, UK
