[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [Tahoe-LAFS] #2046: Add tahoe cp --children-of option

[Tahoe-LAFS]

#2046: Add tahoe cp --children-of option
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     Reporter:  markberger         |      Owner:
         Type:  defect             |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal             |  Milestone:  1.11.0
    Component:  code-frontend-cli  |    Version:  1.10.0
   Resolution:                     |   Keywords:  tahoe-cp usability
Launchpad Bug:                     |
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Description changed by daira:

Old description:

> Currently `tahoe cp -r` only copies a directory's children, and not the
> directory itself. This is inconsistent with `cp`, and ticket #712
> addresses that issue.
>
> However, once #712 is fixed, there will be no way to copy the children of
> a directory on the grid without also copying the parent. This ticket
> proposes a new `--children-of` option that would mimic the (incorrect)
> behavior of `tahoe cp -r` as of Tahoe-LAFS v1.10.0.

New description:

 In Tahoe-LAFS v1.10.0, `tahoe cp -r` used to only copy a directory's
 children, and not the directory itself. This was inconsistent with `cp`,
 and ticket #712 fixed that issue.

 However, now that #712 is fixed, there is no way to copy the children of a
 directory on the grid without also copying the parent. This ticket
 proposes a new `--children-of` option that would mimic the (incorrect)
 behavior of `tahoe cp -r` as of Tahoe-LAFS v1.10.0.

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Ticket URL: <https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/ticket/2046#comment:6>
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