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-rw-r--r-- | src/copy.h | 7 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/copy.h b/src/copy.h index c8cfb9928..4f80fd676 100644 --- a/src/copy.h +++ b/src/copy.h @@ -50,12 +50,13 @@ struct cp_options int one_file_system; /* If nonzero, attempt to give the copies the original files' permissions, - ownership, and timestamps. */ + owner, group, and timestamps. */ int preserve; /* If nonzero and any of the above (for preserve) file attributes cannot - be applied to a destination file, treat it as a failure. E.g. cp -p - requires this be nonzero, mv requires it be zero. */ + be applied to a destination file, treat it as a failure and return + nonzero immediately. E.g. cp -p requires this be nonzero, mv requires + it be zero. */ int require_preserve; /* If nonzero, copy directories recursively and copy special files |