Subject: bin/3646: cp(1) is broken
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <pk@NetBSD.ORG>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 05/18/1997 20:36:53
>Number: 3646
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: cp(1) is broken
>Confidential: yes
>Severity: serious
>Priority: high
>Responsible: bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sun May 18 13:50:01 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Paul Kranenburg
>Organization:
>Release: NetBSD-current 05/18/1997
>Environment:
NetBSD barium 1.2D NetBSD 1.2D (MOAB) #731: Sat May 17 17:20:59 MEST 1997 pk@barium:/z/bsd/src/sys/arch/sparc/compile/MOAB sparc
>Description:
cp(1) behaves weirdly when copying multiple files to the root (`/')
directory.
>How-To-Repeat:
% cd /tmp
% touch file1 file
% cp file1 file2 /
% [ now look in `/'] ]
>Fix:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: