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bug #17540: cp: cannot backup `./.': Device or resource busy

Submitted by:  Andreas Schwab <schwab>
Submitted on:  Sat 26 Aug 2006 09:11:59 PM UTC  
 
Category: NoneSeverity: 3 - Normal
Item Group: NoneStatus: Fixed
Privacy: PublicAssigned to: None
Open/Closed: Closed

Sun 27 Aug 2006 07:57:36 PM UTC, comment #1:

Thanks for the report. I've checked in a fix for this. Details here: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.core-utils.bugs/7943

Jim Meyering <meyering>
Project Administrator
Sat 26 Aug 2006 09:11:59 PM UTC, original submission:

$ cp --version | head -1
cp (GNU coreutils) 6.2-cvs
$ mkdir x y
$ cd y
$ cp -ab ../x/. .
cp: cannot backup `./.': Device or resource busy

Andreas Schwab <schwab>

 

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