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public text v1 · immutablepac1@ocelot ~ $ mkdir a
pac1@ocelot ~ $ touch a/file
pac1@ocelot ~ $ cp -a a b
pac1@ocelot ~ $ ls b
file
pac1@ocelot ~ $ cp -a a b
pac1@ocelot ~ $ ls b
a file
pac1@ocelot ~ $ ls b/a
file
wtf?pac1@ocelot ~ $ mkdir a
pac1@ocelot ~ $ touch a/file
pac1@ocelot ~ $ cp -a a b
pac1@ocelot ~ $ ls b
file
pac1@ocelot ~ $ cp -a a b
pac1@ocelot ~ $ ls b
a file
pac1@ocelot ~ $ ls b/a
file
wtf?