1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/cpt-lib.in b/src/cpt-lib.in
index 8b6cd13..1896920 100644
--- a/src/cpt-lib.in
+++ b/src/cpt-lib.in
@@ -2315,7 +2315,7 @@ _tmp_cp() {
     # second argument is not given, use the basename of the copied file.
     _ret=${2:-${1##*/}}
     _ret=$(_tmp_name "$_ret")
-    cp "$1" "$_ret"
+    cp -p "$1" "$_ret"
     out "$_ret"
 }
 
@@ -2323,9 +2323,8 @@ _tmp_create() {
     # Create given file to the temporary directory and return its name
     create_tmp
     _ret=$(_tmp_name "$1")
-    # False positive, we are not reading from the file.
-    # shellcheck disable=2094
-    out "$_ret" 3>> "$_ret"
+    :> "$_ret" || return 1
+    out "$_ret"
 }
 
 create_tmp() {