cp: cp -rs symlink-to-dir dir should delete dir/symlink-to-dir
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Start with the cp command entry point and reproduce the exact mkdir, symlink, and uu-cp -rs b a sequence from the issue. Compare the resulting error and a directory contents with GNU cp; done means the destination symlink is handled as described by the issue rather than left behind with an error.
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Description
$ mkdir a
$ ln -s a b
$ touch a/b
$ uu-cp -rs b a
uu-cp: cannot create symlink 'b' to 'b': File exists (os error 17)
$ ls a
b
$ gnu-cp -rs b a
cp: a/b: can make relative symbolic links only in current directory
$ ls a # nothing
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