Document the --parents option of GNU cp

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@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ functions:
- code: | - code: |
LFILE=file_to_write LFILE=file_to_write
echo "DATA" | ./cp /dev/stdin "$LFILE" echo "DATA" | ./cp /dev/stdin "$LFILE"
- description: This can be used to copy and then read or write files from a restricted file systems or with elevated privileges. - description: This can be used to copy and then read or write files from a restricted file systems or with elevated privileges. (The GNU version of `cp` has the `--parents` option that can be used to also create the directory hierarchy specified in the source path, to the destination folder.)
code: | code: |
LFILE=file_to_write LFILE=file_to_write
TF=$(mktemp) TF=$(mktemp)
@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ functions:
- code: | - code: |
LFILE=file_to_write LFILE=file_to_write
echo "DATA" | sudo cp /dev/stdin "$LFILE" echo "DATA" | sudo cp /dev/stdin "$LFILE"
- description: This can be used to copy and then read or write files from a restricted file systems or with elevated privileges. - description: This can be used to copy and then read or write files from a restricted file systems or with elevated privileges. (The GNU version of `cp` has the `--parents` option that can be used to also create the directory hierarchy specified in the source path, to the destination folder.)
code: | code: |
LFILE=file_to_write LFILE=file_to_write
TF=$(mktemp) TF=$(mktemp)