[Tcl-bugs] [ tcl-Bugs-476584 ] file copy behav. for soft links not docd

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Bugs item #476584, was opened at 2001-10-30 16:37
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Category: 35. File System
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Andreas Kupries (andreas_kupries)
Assigned to: Vince Darley (vincentdarley)
Summary: file copy behav. for soft links not docd

Initial Comment:
The behaviour of [file copy] for soft links is not 
documented. It copies the link itself and not the
file it refers to. Jeff told me that this is correct. 
I expected that [file copy] would behave like 'cp'.

Example:

# touch a
# ln -s a b
# tclsh
% file copy b c
% exit
# ls -l a b c
.... 0 a
.... 1 b -> a
.... 1 c -> a


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