Bug 75774

Summary: [PATCH] cp documentation fails to mention -R dir/ behavior
Product: Documentation Reporter: mwm
Component: Books & ArticlesAssignee: Tom Rhodes <trhodes>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: Latest   
Hardware: Any   
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Description mwm 2005-01-03 23:40:27 UTC 
When you do "cp -R dir/ target", cp acts as if you did "cp -R dir/*
target". This is undocumented.

Fix: The attached patch fixes the man page.
How-To-Repeat: 
Try the cp and see. Read the man page.
Comment 1 Tom Rhodes freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2005-02-24 00:06:43 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->patched

Slightly different version committed.  MFC pending, 
thanks for the submission.
Comment 2 Tom Rhodes freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2005-02-24 00:06:43 UTC 
Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-doc->trhodes

Over to me.
Comment 3 Tom Rhodes freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2005-02-26 04:59:03 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: patched->closed

MFC complete, close this PR.