[Slackbuilds-users] broken symlink or owner

[fourtysixandtwo]

"cp -aL" would also fix the problem...dereference the link.

On Sat, Jun 6, 2026 at 2:14 PM B. Watson <urchlay at slackware.uk> wrote:
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> On Sat, 6 Jun 2026, Jim via SlackBuilds-users wrote:
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> > The link points to an example where CHANGES and TODO are still copied with
> > "cp".  Is that example only considered to be partially fixed, or is this
> > "use cat" advice only for certain peculiar files?
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> The issue with cp is when copying files from $CWD, not from the
> extracted source.
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