Incomplete files with aborted cp commands?

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• Subject: Incomplete files with aborted cp commands?
• From: "Paul Smith" <phhs80@xxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:50:38 +0100
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Dear All,

If one executes the following command

cp -a * /some/directory

and in the middle one uses Control*C to interrupt it, is there danger
of getting some incomplete files in the destination directory?

Thanks in advance,

Paul

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