[Bug 289959] cp(1): Confusing instructions wether -P requires -R

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=289959

--- Comment #1 from Marián Černý <majo-bugs.freebsd.org@cerny.sk> ---
This inconsistency has been introduced in commit

cp: Make -P work without -R as per POSIX
https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/commit/97e13037915c22162f199461f56951793d669f57

So the note that -P is ignored unless -R is specified should be rephrased.

Note that the following sentence follows:
> In addition, these options override each other and the command's actions are determined by the last one specified.

So maybe the following fix would work:
> The -H and -L options are ignored unless the -R option is specified.
> In addition, the options -H, -L and -P override each other and the
> command's actions are determined by the last one specified.

(Tested with `cp -P -H /tmp/symlink /tmp/copy`... it does not result in
symlink.)

See also:
https://reviews.freebsd.org/D30012
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=199466

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