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diff --git a/src/cp.c b/src/cp.c
index 035526922..5b14f3a7b 100644
--- a/src/cp.c
+++ b/src/cp.c
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ struct dir_attr
non-character as a pseudo short option, starting with CHAR_MAX + 1. */
enum
{
- COPY_CONTENTS_OPTION = CHAR_MAX + 1,
+ ATTRIBUTES_ONLY_OPTION = CHAR_MAX + 1,
+ COPY_CONTENTS_OPTION,
NO_PRESERVE_ATTRIBUTES_OPTION,
PARENTS_OPTION,
PRESERVE_ATTRIBUTES_OPTION,
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ ARGMATCH_VERIFY (reflink_type_string, reflink_type);
static struct option const long_opts[] =
{
{"archive", no_argument, NULL, 'a'},
+ {"attributes-only", no_argument, NULL, ATTRIBUTES_ONLY_OPTION},
{"backup", optional_argument, NULL, 'b'},
{"copy-contents", no_argument, NULL, COPY_CONTENTS_OPTION},
{"dereference", no_argument, NULL, 'L'},
@@ -167,6 +169,7 @@ Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.\n\
"), stdout);
fputs (_("\
-a, --archive same as -dR --preserve=all\n\
+ --attributes-only don't copy the file data, just the attributes\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\
@@ -781,6 +784,7 @@ cp_option_init (struct cp_options *x)
x->reduce_diagnostics = false;
x->require_preserve_xattr = false;
+ x->data_copy_required = true;
x->require_preserve = false;
x->recursive = false;
x->sparse_mode = SPARSE_AUTO;
@@ -962,6 +966,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
version_control_string = optarg;
break;
+ case ATTRIBUTES_ONLY_OPTION:
+ x.data_copy_required = false;
+ break;
+
case COPY_CONTENTS_OPTION:
copy_contents = true;
break;