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jl6 on Oct 12, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: A Little Story About the `yes` Unix Command

Not a wholly insane request if they were interested in the file metadata as much as the file data.

perl4ever on Oct 12, 2017 [–]

You might think, but metadata travels separately from the actual file, so that wasn't a factor.

coldtea on Oct 12, 2017 | [–]

Depending on how it's copied, they can be preserved.

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