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Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 17:21:16 -0500
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Subject: Re: cp complains about timestamps of directories
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> > Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 12:06:51 -0500
> > From: CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com>
> >
> > I think it would be better to simply document it somewhere, maybe
> > in the FAQ under "anomalies, because DOS is Not Unix".
> 
> I didn't expect the ported cp to preserve the time stamp of the
> directory, since it's impossible on most DOS/Windows systems.  But I
> don't think it should print that warning, since we aren't on Unix.

Why not, since it has been told to do it and can't?  The user now
has a clue, unlike the results from some nameless software houses
based in Redmond.

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