From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 13:56:15 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: correct description of unlink_dest_after_failed_open
X-Git-Tag: FILEUTILS-4_0z~64
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb/index.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b1bf91b67d9c980832a3fe6b364f5389efb464cd;p=thirdparty%2Fcoreutils.git

correct description of unlink_dest_after_failed_open
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diff --git a/src/copy.h b/src/copy.h
index 51923baccc..69a2e2e311 100644
--- a/src/copy.h
+++ b/src/copy.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct cp_options
 
   /* If nonzero, first try to open each existing destination nondirectory,
      then, if the open fails, unlink and try again.
-     This option must be set for `cp', in case the destination file
+     This option must be set for `cp -f', in case the destination file
      exists when the open is attempted.  It is irrelevant to `mv' since
      any destination is sure to be removed before the open.  */
   int unlink_dest_after_failed_open;
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ struct cp_options
      Otherwise, the failure still elicits a diagnostic, but it doesn't
      change copy's return value.  This is nonzero for cp and mv, and zero
      for install.  */
+  /* FIXME: this is now unused.  */
   int failed_unlink_is_fatal;
 
   /* If nonzero, create hard links instead of copying files.