Re: Adding -l option to cp

[der Mouse <mouse%Rodents-Montreal.ORG@localhost>]

> There are other options to keep the hard links when you copy files.
> e.g. rsync

As I read the description, this isn't about copying a hierarchy while
preserving hardlinks; it's about copying a hierarchy by creating new
hardlinks rather than copying plain files.

I don't expect this will change your opinion, but it seems to me like
an important distinction to make.

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