and wait 'til the author learns about `cp --archive`, copying the symlink instead of the file contents... no I shouldn't be so snarky. it's good that people s

and wait 'til the author learns about `cp --archive`, copying the symlink instead of the file contents... no I shouldn't be so snarky. it's good that people share their learning experiences. I apologize. original author, you have a section on "cp", where you note plain "cp" copies the contents of the linked-to file. there also is an option "cp --archive" which copies the symlink as such.