Clarify description of cp's -a option.

* src/cp.c (usage) [-a]: Remove unnecessary 'P'.
Since option -d of 'cp' includes the function of -P, mentioning the
latter in the description of option -a is redundant and therefore
slightly confusing, as the reader tries to figure out what it adds.

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e44f79064..8403ce362 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2007-11-12  Benno Schulenberg  <bensberg@justemail.net>
+
+	Clarify description of cp's -a option.
+	* src/cp.c (usage) [-a]: Remove unnecessary 'P'.
+	Since option -d of 'cp' includes the function of -P, mentioning the
+	latter in the description of option -a is redundant and therefore
+	slightly confusing, as the reader tries to figure out what it adds.
+
 2007-11-09  Jim Meyering  <meyering@redhat.com>
 
 	bootstrap: fix typo to enable use of $gnulib_tool_option_extras.
diff --git a/src/cp.c b/src/cp.c
index 7e35733b3..625376b53 100644
--- a/src/cp.c
+++ b/src/cp.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ Copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.\n\
 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n\
 "), stdout);
       fputs (_("\
-  -a, --archive                same as -dpPR\n\
+  -a, --archive                same as -dpR\n\
       --backup[=CONTROL]       make a backup of each existing destination file\n\
   -b                           like --backup but does not accept an argument\n\
       --copy-contents          copy contents of special files when recursive\n\