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According to Peter Newman on 9/12/2007 9:18 PM:
> 
> Add option "-p" to be used only in conjunction with "-r" so that the file 
> owner, group and file permissions are "preserved" (copied) from the 
> referenced file as well as the timestamp.

How is this different from the current two-step process
'chmod --ref=reffile yourfile && touch --ref=reffile yourfile'?

- --
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!

Eric Blake             [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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