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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2000-08-18 07:08:34 +0000
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+2000-08-17 Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>
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+ * src/copy.c (DO_CHOWN): Do not make a special case for non-root.
+ POSIX.2 requires that cp -p and mv attempt to set the uid of the
+ destination file, even if you're not root. This affects behavior
+ only on hosts that let you give files away via chmod.
+ * NEWS: Describe the above change.
+
2000-08-15 Jim Meyering <meyering@lucent.com>
* src/du.c (count_entry): Remember the current directory also for `.'