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Diffstat (limited to 'src/copy.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/copy.h | 22 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/copy.h b/src/copy.h index eab6c8678..0d6233f95 100644 --- a/src/copy.h +++ b/src/copy.h @@ -127,9 +127,6 @@ struct cp_options bool preserve_ownership; bool preserve_mode; bool preserve_timestamps; - /* If true, attempt to preserve the SELinux security context, too. - Set this only if the kernel is SELinux enabled. */ - bool preserve_security_context; /* Enabled for mv, and for cp by the --preserve=links option. If true, attempt to preserve in the destination files any @@ -145,10 +142,25 @@ struct cp_options /* If true and any of the above (for preserve) file attributes cannot be applied to a destination file, treat it as a failure and return - nonzero immediately. E.g. cp -p requires this be nonzero, mv requires - it be zero. */ + nonzero immediately. E.g. for cp -p this must be true, for mv it + must be false. */ bool require_preserve; + /* If true, attempt to preserve the SELinux security context, too. + Set this only if the kernel is SELinux enabled. */ + bool preserve_security_context; + + /* Useful only when preserve_security_context is true. + If true, a failed attempt to preserve a file's security context + propagates failure "out" to the caller. If false, a failure to + preserve a file's security context does not change the invoking + application's exit status. Give diagnostics for failed syscalls + regardless of this setting. For example, with "cp --preserve=context" + this flag is "true", while with "cp -a", it is false. That means + "cp -a" attempts to preserve any security context, but does not + fail if it is unable to do so. */ + bool require_preserve_context; + /* If true, copy directories recursively and copy special files as themselves rather than copying their contents. */ bool recursive; |