Re: vfat -> cp: file: Operation not permitted
On Fri, Jan 22, 1999 at 06:38:13PM +0000, Pere Camps wrote:
> > No, there is probably not. It comes from the fact that cp tries to set
> > some permissions on the destination file. That is actually not possible
> > for VFAT.
>
> That's a sensible explanation.
>
> > (I would prefer VFAT to silently ignore that)
>
> Me too.
Yes, "quiet" in the options line does this IIRC.
"zip" for example encounters the same problem when creating a zip on
FAT/VFAT, and removes the created zip file! Most annoying.
Hamish
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