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2001-12-29(main): With -r, always dereference symlinks.Jim Meyering
2001-12-11(re_protect):Jim Meyering
Include the word `fail' in some diagnostics to make it clearer that they indicate a failure. s/getting attributes/failed to get attributes/
2001-12-02Use new macros, HELP_OPTION_DESCRIPTION and VERSION_OPTION_DESCRIPTIONJim Meyering
instead of hard-coding --help and --version descriptions.
2001-11-23(usage): Note that ``Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatoryJim Meyering
for short options too.''
2001-11-23Split usage strings so that --help and --versionJim Meyering
descriptions are alone in their own string.
2001-11-23(usage): Split --help output into smaller pieces.Jim Meyering
Use fputs, not printf.
2001-11-22(cp_option_init): Likewise.Jim Meyering
(do_copy): Call src_info_init.
2001-11-22(cp_option_init): Initialize new member.Jim Meyering
(do_copy): Remove const attribute from declaration of parameter, x. dest_info_init now takes a parameter.
2001-10-24(main): Free hash table storage.Jim Meyering
2001-10-14Now, -P is the same as --no-dereference, per POSIX.Jim Meyering
Use --parents to get the old meaning. (enum) [NO_DEREFERENCE_OPTION]: Remove member. (long_opts): Associate --no-dereference with `-P'. (usage): Update description of -P. (main): Remove local, used_P_option, and code to warn that the meaning of -P would be changing.
2001-10-13(enum) [NO_DEREFERENCE_OPTION]: New member.Jim Meyering
(enum) [NO_PRESERVE_ATTRIBUTES_OPTION]: New member. (enum) [PRESERVE_ATTRIBUTES_OPTION]: New member. (long_opts): Separate -d and --no-dereference options. Add `no-preserve'. Separate -p and --preserve options. The long-named --preserve now accepts optional arguments; -p doesn't. (usage): Describe additions and changes. (cp_option_init): Initialize new member, preserve_links, to 0. (decode_preserve_arg): New function. (main) [case 'a']: Set preserve_links to 1. [case 'd']: Set preserve_links to 1. Add `case' for long-named --no-dereference. Handle long-named --no-preserve and --preserve.
2001-10-13(cp_option_init): Don't set it.Jim Meyering
2001-10-13* src/copy.h (struct cp_options): Rename members:Jim Meyering
s/preserve_owner_and_group/preserve_ownership/, and s/preserve_chmod_bits/preserve_mode/. * src/copy.c, src/cp.c, src/install.c, src/mv.c: Update all uses.
2001-10-07(do_copy): Don't clear the hash table after processingJim Meyering
each command line argument.
2001-10-06(main): Reflect that hash_init now takes no arguments.Jim Meyering
2001-09-28(do_copy): Call dest_info_init if necessary.Jim Meyering
2001-09-28Accept new option: --reply={yes,no,query}Jim Meyering
(enum) [REPLY_OPTION]: Define. (usage): Describe new option. Split long usage string into smaller pieces. (main): Handle new option.
2001-09-16tweak line in help outputJim Meyering
2001-09-15(main): Reflect renaming: s/I_ON/I_ASK_USER/.Jim Meyering
2001-08-14(AUTHORS): Mark string for translation, since it contains the English word ↵Jim Meyering
`and'.
2001-08-13(cp_option_init): Adjust initialization of `interactive',Jim Meyering
and initialize new member, stdin_tty. (main): Adjust initialization(s) of `interactive',
2001-05-12(strip_trailing_slashes): Remove; now in dirname.h.Jim Meyering
(make_path_private): Use dir_len instead of dir_name, and avoid an extra mealloc call.
2001-02-03(long_opts): Use `strip-trailing-slashes',Jim Meyering
per the documetation, not `strip-trailing-slash'.
2001-01-07(usage): Split a string that was longer than 2048 bytes.Jim Meyering
2000-10-29(do_copy): When constructing dst_path for use with theJim Meyering
--parents option, first remove any trailing slashes from the command line argument. Otherwise, tests/cp/cp-parent would fail on NetBSD.
2000-10-22(make_path_private): Add a FIXME comment.Jim Meyering
2000-09-25(usage): Match revised documentation better.Jim Meyering
2000-09-24(main): Tweak a relatively new diagnostic.Jim Meyering
2000-09-22(main): When used with --force, each of the --link andJim Meyering
--symbolic-link options now implies --remove-destination.
2000-09-04Move declaractions of lstat, stat, and rpl_lstatJim Meyering
as well as the definition of lstat from here to copy.h.
2000-09-03(enum): Add UNLINK_DEST_BEFORE_OPENING.Jim Meyering
[long_options]: Add an entry for --remove-destination. (usage): Describe --remove-destination. (do_copy): Use unlink_dest_after_failed_open member, not `force.' (cp_option_init): Initialize new members. (main): Handle UNLINK_DEST_BEFORE_OPENING (aka --remove-destination).
2000-08-26(usage): --force is independent of --interactive.Jim Meyering
2000-08-20(long_opts): Add --dereference, -L.Jim Meyering
(usage): Describe -L and -H. (cp_option_init): Initialize to DEREF_UNDEFINED, not `1'. (main): Add `H' and `-L' to getopt spec string. [case 'a']: Initialize `dereference' to DEREF_NEVER, not 0. [case 'd']: Likewise. [case 'H']: New case. [case 'L']: New case. [case 'R']: Don't set dereference to `0' here. If it's not yet defined, set x.dereference to DEREF_NEVER if -R was specified, else set it to DEREF_ALWAYS. Set x.xstat accordingly for -H.
2000-08-08(usage, main): For cp -P messages, mention the new behavior as well as the old.Jim Meyering
2000-08-08Invoke xalloc_die instead of printing our own message.Jim Meyering
2000-08-07(enum) [PARENTS_OPTION]: New member.Jim Meyering
(long_opts): Update "parents" and deprecated "path" entries to use `PARENTS_OPTION', not `P'. (usage): Update --help output. (main): Warn that the meaning of `-P' will soon change.
2000-07-30tweak diagnosticJim Meyering
2000-07-25tweak diagnosticJim Meyering
2000-07-25Convert "`%s'" in format strings to "%s", and wrap eachJim Meyering
corresponding argument in a `quote (...)' call. Add more precise diagnostics.
2000-07-23Fix cp so that `cp -r DIR1/ DIR2' works once again.Jim Meyering
(ASSIGN_BASENAME_STRDUPA): New macro. (do_copy): Use it here (so we always strip trailing slashes before calling base_name).
2000-07-15Convert "`%s'" in format strings to "%s", and wrap eachJim Meyering
corresponding argument in a `quote (...)' call -- if there's only one. If there are more than one, then use `quote_n (0, ...), quote_n (1, ...), ...'.
2000-05-13Arrange to call close_stdout only upon exit.Jim Meyering
2000-05-12Unlike for mv, -i doesn't cancel the effect of -fJim Meyering
and -f doesn't cancel the effect of -i. (main) ['f']: Don't reset `x.interactive'. ['i']: Don't reset `x.force'.
2000-04-29[LSTAT_FOLLOWS_SLASHED_SYMLINK] (lstat): Define to rpl_lstat.Jim Meyering
2000-04-16New option: --strip-trailing-slashes.Jim Meyering
(enum) [STRIP_TRAILING_SLASHES_OPTION]: New member. (remove_trailing_slashes): New global. (long_opts): New getopt spec. (usage): Describe. (do_copy): Strip trailing slashes on SOURCE names only if the new option has been specified. (main): New case.
2000-04-08Document that while the --backup option takes anJim Meyering
optional argument, the -b option accepts none. (main): Use `backup type' in call to xget_version, not the now-deprecated `--version-control'.
1999-12-27tweak --helpJim Meyering
1999-12-09(enum): Remove useless CHAR_MAX + 2Jim Meyering
1999-11-01(usage): Warn about mixing use of `-r' with FIFOs andJim Meyering
other special files like /dev/zero.
1999-10-31tweak usageJim Meyering