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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Sun, 27 Aug 2000 09:50:08 +0000 (09:50 +0000)
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Sun, 27 Aug 2000 09:50:08 +0000 (09:50 +0000)
old/fileutils/ChangeLog

index e5c86defe537b64c946a6d5c2044edd088e9226e..f6f8e353f553681ea5393aede01db35e9f331534 100644 (file)
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
        * src/copy.c (copy_reg): New parameters: X and NEW_DST.
        Remove the SPARSE_MODE parameter.  Update caller.
-       Perform POSIX-mandated (for cp) open-with-O_WRONLY|O_TRUNC when
-       the regular destination file exists;  upon failure, unlink
-       that existing file, then open again, but with O_WRONLY|O_CREAT.
+       Perform POSIX-mandated (for cp) open-with-O_WRONLY|O_TRUNC when copying
+       a regular source file and the destination file exists;  upon failure,
+       unlink that existing file, then open again, but with O_WRONLY|O_CREAT.
        (copy_internal): `force' in not related to interactive; remove
        the conjunct.
        Remove the entire `else if (x->force)' block;  justifying