- # copy any existing existing files to chroot
- [ -d /etc/debootstrap/boot ] && cp -a /etc/debootstrap/boot/* $MNTPOINT/boot/
- [ -d /etc/debootstrap/etc ] && cp -a /etc/debootstrap/etc/* $MNTPOINT/etc/
- [ -d /etc/debootstrap/share ] && cp -a /etc/debootstrap/share/* $MNTPOINT/share/
- [ -d /etc/debootstrap/usr ] && cp -a /etc/debootstrap/usr/* $MNTPOINT/usr/
- [ -d /etc/debootstrap/var ] && cp -a /etc/debootstrap/var/* $MNTPOINT/var/
+ # copy any existing files to chroot
+ [ -d /etc/debootstrap/bin ] && cp -a -L /etc/debootstrap/bin/* $MNTPOINT/bin/
+ [ -d /etc/debootstrap/boot ] && cp -a -L /etc/debootstrap/boot/* $MNTPOINT/boot/
+ [ -d /etc/debootstrap/etc ] && cp -a -L /etc/debootstrap/etc/* $MNTPOINT/etc/
+ [ -d /etc/debootstrap/sbin ] && cp -a -L /etc/debootstrap/sbin/* $MNTPOINT/sbin/
+ [ -d /etc/debootstrap/share ] && cp -a -L /etc/debootstrap/share/* $MNTPOINT/share/
+ [ -d /etc/debootstrap/usr ] && cp -a -L /etc/debootstrap/usr/* $MNTPOINT/usr/
+ [ -d /etc/debootstrap/var ] && cp -a -L /etc/debootstrap/var/* $MNTPOINT/var/