bug#8381: closed (Re: bug#8381: cp inconsistency)

[Paul Eggert]

On 03/30/2011 08:25 AM, Thomas Hofmann wrote:
> I would like that
> a) cp -a dir dest_dir
> does what
> b) cp -a dir previously_not_existing_dest_dir
> does already

Doesn't "cp -aT dir dest_dir" do what you want?