Re: cp copy command

[Matthew Woehlke]

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> Thanks for this "cp" copy command, it works and has good options.  In "man
> cp" it states the "-p" option will preserve mode, ownership and timestamp.
> When I copy from a backup directory it does not preserve ownership, but
> does keep the original timestamp, which is usually all I've worried about
> before.  Shouldn't  the ownership of the copied file be the same as the
> origination file when using the "cp -p filefrom fileto" command?  When I
> copy it shows the ownership as myself instead.

Unless you are root, this seems to be correct; you can't give away files 
unless you are root...

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