From 8574c7432596abd185e94c92068d23eb2591ae64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?utf8?q?P=C3=A1draig=20Brady?= Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:25:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: clarify the cp --reflink NEWS * NEWS: Remove the description associated with the removed experimental code which unconditionally tried to reflink() on copy. Also clarify where --reflink works exactly. --- NEWS | 7 ++----- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index a88546d..85cc82b 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -45,14 +45,11 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*- chroot now accepts the options --userspec and --groups. cp accepts a new option, --reflink: create a lightweight copy - using copy-on-write (COW). This is currently supported only on - btrfs file systems. + using copy-on-write (COW). This is currently only supported within + a btrfs file system. cp now preserves time stamps on symbolic links, when possible - cp, install, mv: take advantage of btrfs' O(1) copy-on-write feature - when both the source and destination are on the same btrfs partition. - sort accepts a new option, --human-numeric-sort (-h): sort numbers while honoring human readable suffixes like KiB and MB etc. -- 2.7.4