[Tcl-bugs] [ tcl-Bugs-1432269 ] [file copy] fails to recursively copy directory if it exists

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Bugs item #1432269, was opened at 2006-02-15 17:14
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Category: 36. File System
Group: current: 8.4.12
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Matthias Kraft (matzek)
Assigned to: Vince Darley (vincentdarley)
Summary: [file copy] fails to recursively copy directory if it exists

Initial Comment:
Hi *,

copying directories recursively fails in certain
circumstances.

Easiest way to reproduce:

Have a directory foo/ and do not have a file/directory
bar (otherwise it would just be a step less).

% file copy -- foo bar

-> Now we have a directory bar/

% file copy -- foo bar

-> Fine too, we now have a directory bar/foo/

% file copy -- foo bar

error copying "foo" to "bar/foo": file already exists

-> Which is true, but nonsense as we talk about
directories in both cases. It should just detect that
directory exists already and continue with copying the
stuff below foo/. See POSIX behavior of "cp -R" for
reference.

Tested on SuSE Linux 10.0.

kind regards -- Matthias Kraft

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