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Subject: [PATCH] src/bin/cp/cp.1 nits
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>Number:         8229
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       [PATCH] src/bin/cp/cp.1 nits
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          closed
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:  
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Oct  9 06:40:01 PDT 1998
>Closed-Date:    Tue Oct 13 01:53:05 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:  Tue Oct 13 01:53:37 PDT 1998
>Originator:     Sheldon Hearn
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.2.7-STABLE i386
>Organization:
UUNET Internet Africa
>Environment:

	Current and stable.

>Description:

	Correct two small nits in cp(1) manpage; one is grammatical,
	the other a potential ambiguity.

>How-To-Repeat:

	N/A

>Fix:
	
	Apply the following patch (applies to head and -stable):

Index: cp.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/bin/cp/cp.1,v
retrieving revision 1.6.2.2
diff -u -d -2 -r1.6.2.2 cp.1
--- cp.1	1998/07/15 02:01:05	1.6.2.2
+++ cp.1	1998/10/07 20:03:25
@@ -144,5 +144,5 @@
 If the source file has both its set user ID and set group ID bits on,
 and either the user ID or group ID cannot be preserved, neither
-the set user ID or set group ID bits are preserved in the copy's
+the set user ID nor set group ID bits are preserved in the copy's
 permissions.
 .El
@@ -150,5 +150,7 @@
 For each destination file that already exists, its contents are
 overwritten if permissions allow, but its mode, user ID, and group
-ID are unchanged.
+ID are unchanged (unless the
+.Fl p
+option is specified).
 .Pp
 In the second synopsis form, 
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed 
State-Changed-By: jkoshy 
State-Changed-When: Tue Oct 13 01:53:05 PDT 1998 
State-Changed-Why:  
Fixed in rev 1.11 of "src/bin/cp/cp.1", thanks! 
>Unformatted:
