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[src/trunk]: src/bin/cp Clarify a sentence about the error handling of cp(1)'...



details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/df3c52093e7d
branches:  trunk
changeset: 446857:df3c52093e7d
user:      gutteridge <gutteridge%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Dec 23 01:29:23 2018 +0000

description:
Clarify a sentence about the error handling of cp(1)'s -p option.
Addresses PR bin/40336.

diffstat:

 bin/cp/cp.1 |  9 +++++----
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diffs (30 lines):

diff -r 85b7b2fa1da4 -r df3c52093e7d bin/cp/cp.1
--- a/bin/cp/cp.1       Sun Dec 23 01:24:54 2018 +0000
+++ b/bin/cp/cp.1       Sun Dec 23 01:29:23 2018 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: cp.1,v 1.45 2016/08/11 00:17:23 sevan Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: cp.1,v 1.46 2018/12/23 01:29:23 gutteridge Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994
 .\"    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"    @(#)cp.1        8.3 (Berkeley) 4/18/94
 .\"
-.Dd August 11, 2016
+.Dd December 22, 2018
 .Dt CP 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -120,8 +120,9 @@
 file flags, file mode, user ID, group ID, and extended attributes,
 as allowed by permissions.
 .Pp
-If the user ID and group ID cannot be preserved, no error message
-is displayed and the exit value is not altered.
+If the user ID and group ID cannot be preserved due to insufficient
+permissions, no error message is displayed and the exit value is not
+altered.
 .Pp
 If the source file has its set user ID bit on and the user ID cannot
 be preserved, the set user ID bit is not preserved



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