cp: make -P a synonym for -d

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/cp.c b/coreutils/cp.c
index 6a82f6bff..97731e83f 100644
--- a/coreutils/cp.c
+++ b/coreutils/cp.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include "libcoreutils/coreutils.h"
 
 /* WARNING!! ORDER IS IMPORTANT!! */
-static const char cp_opts[] = "pdRfiar";
+static const char cp_opts[] = "pdRfiarP";
 
 extern int cp_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ extern int cp_main(int argc, char **argv)
                  */
                 flags |= FILEUTILS_RECUR;
         }
+        if (flags & 128) {
+                /* Make -P a synonym for -d,
+                 * -d is the GNU option while -P is the POSIX 2003 option
+                 */
+                flags |= FILEUTILS_DEREFERENCE;
+        }
 
         flags ^= FILEUTILS_DEREFERENCE;         /* The sense of this flag was reversed. */
 
diff --git a/include/usage.h b/include/usage.h
index d928a10a3..7cf44d74a 100644
--- a/include/usage.h
+++ b/include/usage.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
         "Copies SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.\n" \
         "\n" \
         "\t-a\tSame as -dpR\n" \
-        "\t-d\tPreserves links\n" \
+        "\t-d,-P\tPreserves links\n" \
         "\t-p\tPreserves file attributes if possible\n" \
         "\t-f\tforce (implied; ignored) - always set\n" \
         "\t-i\tinteractive, prompt before overwrite\n" \