should a cp copied file retain original permissions?

should a cp copied file retain original permissions?

[zzapper]

Hi
zsh on cygwin on windows7


I frequently find that a file created by a copy (cp) has lost its permissions 
such that I need to chmod it to be able to edit it etc; sometimes requiring 
opening cygwin as windows administrator.

Is this normal?

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zzapper
http://zzapper.co.uk/ Technical Tips

Re: should a cp copied file retain original permissions?

[Darryl Zurn]

Try cp --preserve

Darryl

> Hi
> zsh on cygwin on windows7
>
>
> I frequently find that a file created by a copy (cp) has lost its
> permissions
> such that I need to chmod it to be able to edit it etc; sometimes
> requiring
> opening cygwin as windows administrator.
>
> Is this normal?
>
> --
> zzapper
> http://zzapper.co.uk/ Technical Tips
>
>

Re: should a cp copied file retain original permissions?

[Sebastian Stark]

Am 11.03.2010 um 16:08 schrieb zzapper:

> Hi
> zsh on cygwin on windows7
> 
> 
> I frequently find that a file created by a copy (cp) has lost its permissions 
> such that I need to chmod it to be able to edit it etc

yes, that's expected. Usually you use -p (standard) or -a (GNU) which does a bit more.

Re: should a cp copied file retain original permissions?

[Joke de Buhr]

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cp -a
cp --archive

same as: cp -dR --preserve=all
same as: cp -dR --preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps,context,links,xattr

On Donnerstag 11 März 2010 16:08:42 zzapper wrote:
> Hi
> zsh on cygwin on windows7
> 
> 
> I frequently find that a file created by a copy (cp) has lost its
>  permissions such that I need to chmod it to be able to edit it etc;
>  sometimes requiring opening cygwin as windows administrator.
> 
> Is this normal?
> 

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