-c, --changes
like verbose but report only when a change is made
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--dereference
affect the referent of each symbolic link (this is the default), rather than the symbolic link
itself
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-h, --no-dereference
affect each symbolic link instead of any referenced file (useful only on systems that can change
the ownership of a symlink)
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--no-preserve-root
do not treat `/' specially (the default)
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--preserve-root
fail to operate recursively on `/'
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-f, --silent, --quiet
suppress most error messages
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--reference=RFILE
use RFILE's owner and group rather than specifying OWNER:GROUP values
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-R, --recursive
operate on files and directories recursively
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-v, --verbose
output a diagnostic for every file processed
The following options modify how a hierarchy is traversed when the -R option is also specified. If more
than one is specified, only the final one takes effect.
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-H if a command line argument is a symbolic link to a directory, traverse it
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-L traverse every symbolic link to a directory encountered
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-P do not traverse any symbolic links (default)
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--help display this help and exit
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--version
output version information and exit
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