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authorPádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>2010-04-16 08:39:11 +0100
committerPádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>2010-04-16 23:02:02 +0100
commit1777d0dfe34dc4d8c148a34a96eb92c6036ff7bd (patch)
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downloadcoreutils-1777d0dfe34dc4d8c148a34a96eb92c6036ff7bd.tar.xz
cp: preserve "capabilities" when also preserving file ownership
* src/copy.c (copy_reg): Copy xattrs _after_ setting file ownership so that capabilities are not cleared when setting ownership. * tests/cp/capability: A new root test. * tests/Makefile.am (root_tests): Reference the new test. * NEWS: Mention the fix.
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@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*-
** Bug fixes
+ cp now preserves "capabilities" also when preserving file ownership.
+
ls --color once again honors the 'NORMAL' dircolors directive.
[bug introduced in coreutils-6.11]