Re: COPY-FILE, what is :PRESERVE?

> * Jean Louis <[email protected]> [2017-03-28 15:46:00 +0300]:
>
> I was reading impnotes, and for function COPY-FILE, what means
> :PRESERVE? The information is missing.

Thanks for the bug report.
I added this:

   <simpara>When <replaceable>preserve</replaceable> is non-&nil;, try
    to duplicate the time, owner, and permission characteristics of each
    source file in the corresponding destination file,
    similar to <command role="unix">cp -p</command>.</simpara>

see http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/cp.html

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