Title: Document that `fs.copyFile()` dereferences symlinks · Issue #61518 · nodejs/node · GitHub
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Description: Affected URL(s) https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fscopyfilesrc-dest-mode-callback Description of the problem Currently undocumented. fs.cp() documents its symlink behavior via dereference option; fs.copyFile() should note that it always de...
Open Graph Description: Affected URL(s) https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fscopyfilesrc-dest-mode-callback Description of the problem Currently undocumented. fs.cp() documents its symlink behavior via dereference option; fs....
X Description: Affected URL(s) https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fscopyfilesrc-dest-mode-callback Description of the problem Currently undocumented. fs.cp() documents its symlink behavior via dereference option; fs....
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