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| -rw-r--r-- | bin/cp/cp.1 | 10 |
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diff --git a/bin/cp/cp.1 b/bin/cp/cp.1 index 5fa5116..852a53b 100644 --- a/bin/cp/cp.1 +++ b/bin/cp/cp.1 @@ -102,6 +102,16 @@ indirected through, and for to create special files rather than copying them as normal files. Created directories have the same mode as the corresponding source directory, unmodified by the process' umask. +.Pp +Note that +.Nm +copies hard linked files as separate files. +If you need to preserve hard links, consider using +.Xr tar 1 , +.Xr cpio 1 , +or +.Xr pax 1 +instead. .It Fl f For each existing destination pathname, remove it and create a new file, without prompting for confirmation |
