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Diffstat (limited to 'bin/cp/cp.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | bin/cp/cp.1 | 18 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/bin/cp/cp.1 b/bin/cp/cp.1 index 5721ad578bc..57b33874616 100644 --- a/bin/cp/cp.1 +++ b/bin/cp/cp.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: cp.1,v 1.10 1999/05/30 17:44:54 aaron Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: cp.1,v 1.11 1999/06/04 02:45:11 aaron Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: cp.1,v 1.9 1995/07/25 19:36:45 jtc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994 @@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ For each destination file that already exists, its contents are overwritten if permissions allow, but its mode, user ID, and group ID are unchanged. .Pp -In the second synopsis form, -.Ar target_directory +In the second synopsis form, +.Ar target_directory must exist unless there is only one named .Ar source_file -which is a directory and the -.Fl R +which is a directory and the +.Fl R flag is specified. .Pp If the destination file does not exist, the mode of the source file is @@ -159,12 +159,12 @@ conditions must be fulfilled or both bits are removed. .Pp Appropriate permissions are required for file creation or overwriting. .Pp -Symbolic links are always followed unless the -.Fl R +Symbolic links are always followed unless the +.Fl R flag is set, in which case symbolic links are not followed, by default. The .Fl H -or +or .Fl L flags (in conjunction with the .Fl R @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ or .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr mv 1 , .Xr rcp 1 , -.Xr umask 2 , +.Xr umask 2 , .Xr fts 3 , .Xr symlink 7 .Sh STANDARDS |