On 2012-11-18 02:52 +0100, T o n g wrote:
> cp -a, or rsync -a, or cpio normally preserve the source attribute and
> set the destination attribute accordingly. Now my question is, is there
> any way for me to preserve the destination attribute and disregard the
> source attribute. Any way to make it possible, cp/rsync/cpio or something
> else?
Should be doable with cp using suitable --no-preserve=… options.
Cheers,
Sven