GNU bug report logs - #35431
Mention "cp -l a b is exactly equivalent to ln a b"

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Subject: Mention "cp -l a b is exactly equivalent to ln a b"
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On (info "(coreutils) cp invocation") at

   =E2=80=98-l=E2=80=99
   =E2=80=98--link=E2=80=99
        Make hard links instead of copies of non-directories.

Mention

    "Exactly equivalent to ln."

or

     "cp -l a b is exactly equivalent to ln a b."

Or if not, mention why.