Merge pull request #30130 from ijc25/clarify-cp-docs
Clarify `cp` documentation behaviour with trailing "/."
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Signed-off-by: Sebastiaan van Stijn <github@gone.nl>
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@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ argument of `DEST_PATH`, the behavior is as follows:
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- `DEST_PATH` exists and is a file
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- Error condition: cannot copy a directory to a file
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- `DEST_PATH` exists and is a directory
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- `SRC_PATH` does not end with `/.`
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- `SRC_PATH` does not end with `/.` (that is: _slash_ followed by _dot_)
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- the source directory is copied into this directory
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- `SRC_PATH` does end with `/.`
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- `SRC_PATH` does end with `/.` (that is: _slash_ followed by _dot_)
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- the *content* of the source directory is copied into this
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directory
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@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ argument of `DEST_PATH`, the behavior is as follows:
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- `DEST_PATH` exists and is a file
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- Error condition: cannot copy a directory to a file
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- `DEST_PATH` exists and is a directory
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- `SRC_PATH` does not end with `/.`
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- `SRC_PATH` does not end with `/.` (that is: _slash_ followed by _dot_)
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- the source directory is copied into this directory
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- `SRC_PATH` does end with `/.`
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- `SRC_PATH` does end with `/.` (that is: _slash_ followed by _dot_)
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- the *content* of the source directory is copied into this
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directory
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