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[PATCH] doc: clarify the cp --reflink NEWS


From: Pádraig Brady
Subject: [PATCH] doc: clarify the cp --reflink NEWS
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:45:24 +0100
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>From 3214858c9b53dcd8d2ef47473427fcd29dc56a7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?utf-8?q?P=C3=A1draig=20Brady?= <address@hidden>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:25:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] doc: clarify the cp --reflink NEWS

* NEWS: Remove the description associated with the removed
experimental code which unconditionally tried to reflink() on copy.
Also clarify where --reflink works exactly.
---
 NEWS |    7 ++-----
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a88546d..85cc82b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -45,14 +45,11 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- 
outline -*-
   chroot now accepts the options --userspec and --groups.

   cp accepts a new option, --reflink: create a lightweight copy
-  using copy-on-write (COW).  This is currently supported only on
-  btrfs file systems.
+  using copy-on-write (COW).  This is currently only supported within
+  a btrfs file system.

   cp now preserves time stamps on symbolic links, when possible

-  cp, install, mv: take advantage of btrfs' O(1) copy-on-write feature
-  when both the source and destination are on the same btrfs partition.
-
   sort accepts a new option, --human-numeric-sort (-h): sort numbers
   while honoring human readable suffixes like KiB and MB etc.




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