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| author | Kit Dallege <xaum.io@gmail.com> | 2026-03-27 04:25:44 +0000 |
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| committer | Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> | 2026-06-10 12:35:03 +0000 |
| commit | 2c5fd7d9a7ed36cf15dd538d9533e7835c7f8555 (patch) | |
| tree | 390cd67fdcdb4bb87fd0c5cb3e14ec18b3937b36 | |
| parent | 82780af43b113ab16a1a4fab5bf085b2b159f81e (diff) | |
cp(1): fix -P documentation to reflect it works without -R
Since commit 97e13037915c, the -P flag works without -R as
required by POSIX. Update the man page to state that only -H
and -L are ignored without -R, while -P can be used independently.
PR: 289959
Signed-off-by: Kit Dallege <xaum.io@gmail.com>
Reviewed by: imp
Pull Request: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/pull/2102
| -rw-r--r-- | bin/cp/cp.1 | 13 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/bin/cp/cp.1 b/bin/cp/cp.1 index 5231fa72621c..e31eb07ecd92 100644 --- a/bin/cp/cp.1 +++ b/bin/cp/cp.1 @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd July 9, 2025 +.Dd June 9, 2026 .Dt CP 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -247,14 +247,17 @@ flags (in conjunction with the .Fl R flag) cause symbolic links to be followed as described above. The -.Fl H , -.Fl L +.Fl H and -.Fl P +.Fl L options are ignored unless the .Fl R option is specified. -In addition, these options override each other and the +The +.Fl P +option can be used with or without +.Fl R . +These options override each other and the command's actions are determined by the last one specified. .Pp If |