cp/mv: suppress xattr ENOTSUP errors for optional preservation#10083
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…s#10083) * cp/mv: suppress xattr ENOTSUP errors for optional preservation * mv: copy xattrs for symlink fallback and format tests * cp: fix test expectation for GNU-compatible error format * fix test portability for Android and xattr detection --------- Co-authored-by: Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre@debian.org>
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If a filesystem is unable to modify xattr in files with specific flags in mv and cp it is supposed to silently fail and not throw an error. There is a GNU test that tests this behaviour that has been failing and this change should address all of the expectations of the tests.