Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!gatech!udel!galvin From: ted@braggvax.arpa Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: Re: Bug fix to MINIX 1.2 cp(1) and roff(1) Message-ID: <361@louie.udel.EDU> Date: Thu, 16-Jul-87 15:48:37 EDT Article-I.D.: louie.361 Posted: Thu Jul 16 15:48:37 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jul-87 08:18:56 EDT Sender: galvin@udel.EDU Lines: 13 >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