* dired-do-copy does not preserve ownerships
@ 2004-05-14 5:20 Dan Jacobson
2004-05-17 16:30 ` Kevin Rodgers
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From: Dan Jacobson @ 2004-05-14 5:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
dired-do-copy, even though it prompts that it is using cp -p,
does not preserve ownerships, at least when root, on Debian.
Real cp -p does. Emacs-version "21.3.1" using --no-site-file -q.
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* Re: dired-do-copy does not preserve ownerships
2004-05-14 5:20 dired-do-copy does not preserve ownerships Dan Jacobson
@ 2004-05-17 16:30 ` Kevin Rodgers
2004-05-26 18:04 ` Dan Jacobson
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From: Kevin Rodgers @ 2004-05-17 16:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
Dan Jacobson wrote:
> dired-do-copy, even though it prompts that it is using cp -p,
> does not preserve ownerships, at least when root, on Debian.
No, it prompts with "Copy [-p]", not "cp -p". And it's doc string
clearly states:
| This normally preserves the last-modified date when copying.
but says nothing about ownership.
> Real cp -p does. Emacs-version "21.3.1" using --no-site-file -q.
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Kevin Rodgers
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* Re: dired-do-copy does not preserve ownerships
2004-05-17 16:30 ` Kevin Rodgers
@ 2004-05-26 18:04 ` Dan Jacobson
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From: Dan Jacobson @ 2004-05-26 18:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
K> No, it prompts with "Copy [-p]", not "cp -p".
Well, most states' consumer laws would say that genuine cp -p behaviour is implied,
else drop the advertisement.
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