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From: ted@braggvax.arpa
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Bug fix to MINIX 1.2 cp(1) and roff(1)
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Date: Thu, 16-Jul-87 15:48:37 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 16 15:48:37 1987
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>Here is the bug fix to MINIX 1.2 cp(1), One usage of cp:
>
>  cp f1 f2 ... dir
>
>  MINIX cp can copy even directories to `dir' and they appear as files.
>  The fix is to check to make sure it is not directory before copying it.
>
 
Actually, I think v7 (and BSD variants) do let you do a copy of a directory
as a regular file.  In some cases this can be construed as a feature.

				Ted Nolan
				ted@braggvax.arpa