This is the opposite of the -L option. -P is actually not the default on bash, since it's -L by default for copying files, and -P by default for copying directories recursively.
Also, adding the -P option will help in case any bugs arise with cp -L, since we can direct people to use that until we fix them.
Edit: I originally wrote -p, but this should be -P
This is the opposite of the
-Loption.-Pis actually not the default on bash, since it's-Lby default for copying files, and-Pby default for copying directories recursively.Also, adding the
-Poption will help in case any bugs arise withcp -L, since we can direct people to use that until we fix them.Edit: I originally wrote
-p, but this should be-P