Bas van Schaik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jim Meyering wrote: ... >> Please try to create a small test case that demonstrates the problem. >> For example, here's one of the things I've just tried: >> >> $ rm -rf a x; mkdir a x; touch 'a/b ' 'a/d e'; /bin/cp --verbose -lar a/* x >> `a/b ' -> `x/b ' >> `a/d e' -> `x/d e' >> > Hmmm... This indeed works. Weird. Check my directory listing which > contains the files causing problems: >> # ls | grep 17256 >> 17256 >> 17256 > > A fsck pointed out that the filesystem is consistent, so I assumed there > was a space at the end of one of those filenames (I saw that once > before). However, I can't discover the difference in the filename. Maybe > someone else can suggest a method to find the difference?
How about if you rerun the command and show us the precise diagnostic (not one you've edited, as above), and if you also include the output of running e.g., find srcdir -ls? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
