[Bug 1099029] Re: cp command ignores argument

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LSB Version:    core-2.0-amd64:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-amd64:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-amd64:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 12.10
Release:        12.10
Codename:       quantal
cp (GNU coreutils) 8.13
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Written by Torbjörn Granlund, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.

I expected the --remove-destination argument to work
It didn't work

** Changed in: coreutils (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Confirmed

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Title:
  cp command ignores argument

Status in “coreutils” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  when running the command "cp --remove-destination -R folder1 folder2",
  cp ignores the --remove-destination argument, and it is never removed.

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