diff --git a/coreutils-7.1-cp-a-xattrs.patch b/coreutils-7.1-cp-a-xattrs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32f9574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coreutils-7.1-cp-a-xattrs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+From 2c0ac0d7fc6bce3abdbad8529e44318f1370a948 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?utf-8?q?Ond=C5=99ej=20Va=C5=A1=C3=ADk?= <ovasik@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:08:20 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] cp: make -a option preserve xattrs with reduced diagnostics
+
+* copy.c (copy_attr_by_fd): Reduce xattr diagnostics for 'cp -a'.
+  (copy_attr_by_name): Likewise.
+* cp.c (main):  preserve xattrs with -a option, when possible
+* doc/coreutils.texi: document that xattrs are preserved with
+  cp -a, with no added diagnostics
+* tests/misc/xattr: Add tests for 'cp --preserve=all' and 'cp -a'.
+---
+ doc/coreutils.texi |    7 +++----
+ src/copy.c         |   22 +++++++++++++---------
+ src/cp.c           |    1 +
+ tests/misc/xattr   |   15 +++++++++++++--
+ 4 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
+index 2c1fae5..0bf978a 100644
+--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
++++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
+@@ -7262,10 +7262,9 @@ Preserve as much as possible of the structure and attributes of the
+ original files in the copy (but do not attempt to preserve internal
+ directory structure; i.e., @samp{ls -U} may list the entries in a copied
+ directory in a different order).
+-Try to preserve SELinux security context, but ignore any failure to do that
+-and print no corresponding diagnostic.
+-This option does not preserve extended attributes(xattr) at the moment.
+-Equivalent to @option{-dR --preserve=all} with a few exceptions.
++Try to preserve SELinux security context and extended attributes (xattr),
++but ignore any failure to do that and print no corresponding diagnostic.
++Equivalent to @option{-dR --preserve=all} with the reduced diagnostics.
+ 
+ @item -b
+ @itemx @w{@kbd{--backup}[=@var{method}]}
+diff --git a/src/copy.c b/src/copy.c
+index e37fead..7b4dc08 100644
+--- a/src/copy.c
++++ b/src/copy.c
+@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ copy_attr_quote (struct error_context *ctx ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, char const *str)
+ 
+ static void
+ copy_attr_free (struct error_context *ctx ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+-		char const *str ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
++                char const *str ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+ {
+ }
+ 
+ static bool
+ copy_attr_by_fd (char const *src_path, int src_fd,
+-		 char const *dst_path, int dst_fd)
++                 char const *dst_path, int dst_fd, const struct cp_options *x)
+ {
+   struct error_context ctx =
+   {
+@@ -167,11 +167,13 @@ copy_attr_by_fd (char const *src_path, int src_fd,
+     .quote = copy_attr_quote,
+     .quote_free = copy_attr_free
+   };
+-  return 0 == attr_copy_fd (src_path, src_fd, dst_path, dst_fd, 0, &ctx);
++  return 0 == attr_copy_fd (src_path, src_fd, dst_path, dst_fd, 0,
++                            x->reduce_diagnostics ? NULL : &ctx);
+ }
+ 
+ static bool
+-copy_attr_by_name (char const *src_path, char const *dst_path)
++copy_attr_by_name (char const *src_path, char const *dst_path,
++                   const struct cp_options *x)
+ {
+   struct error_context ctx =
+   {
+@@ -179,19 +181,21 @@ copy_attr_by_name (char const *src_path, char const *dst_path)
+     .quote = copy_attr_quote,
+     .quote_free = copy_attr_free
+   };
+-  return 0 == attr_copy_file (src_path, dst_path, 0, &ctx);
++  return 0 == attr_copy_file (src_path, dst_path, 0,
++                              x-> reduce_diagnostics ? NULL :&ctx);
+ }
+ #else /* USE_XATTR */
+ 
+ static bool
+ copy_attr_by_fd (char const *src_path, int src_fd,
+-		 char const *dst_path, int dst_fd)
++                 char const *dst_path, int dst_fd, const struct cp_options *x)
+ {
+   return true;
+ }
+ 
+ static bool
+-copy_attr_by_name (char const *src_path, char const *dst_path)
++copy_attr_by_name (char const *src_path, char const *dst_path,
++                   const struct cp_options *x)
+ {
+   return true;
+ }
+@@ -759,7 +763,7 @@ copy_reg (char const *src_name, char const *dst_name,
+   set_author (dst_name, dest_desc, src_sb);
+ 
+   if (x->preserve_xattr && ! copy_attr_by_fd (src_name, source_desc,
+-					      dst_name, dest_desc)
++					      dst_name, dest_desc, x)
+       && x->require_preserve_xattr)
+     return false;
+ 
+@@ -2076,7 +2080,7 @@ copy_internal (char const *src_name, char const *dst_name,
+ 
+   set_author (dst_name, -1, &src_sb);
+ 
+-  if (x->preserve_xattr && ! copy_attr_by_name (src_name, dst_name)
++  if (x->preserve_xattr && ! copy_attr_by_name (src_name, dst_name, x)
+       && x->require_preserve_xattr)
+     return false;
+ 
+diff --git a/src/cp.c b/src/cp.c
+index af4bd60..8785076 100644
+--- a/src/cp.c
++++ b/src/cp.c
+@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+ 	  x.require_preserve = true;
+ 	  if (selinux_enabled)
+ 	     x.preserve_security_context = true;
++	  x.preserve_xattr = true;
+ 	  x.reduce_diagnostics = true;
+ 	  x.recursive = true;
+ 	  break;
+diff --git a/tests/misc/xattr b/tests/misc/xattr
+index 4137c53..f067ff5 100755
+--- a/tests/misc/xattr
++++ b/tests/misc/xattr
+@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+ #!/bin/sh
+-# Ensure that cp --preserve=xattr and mv preserve extended attributes and
+-# install does not preserve extended attributes.
++# Ensure that cp --preserve=xattr, cp --preserve=all and mv preserve extended
++# attributes and install does not preserve extended attributes.
++# cp -a should preserve xattr, error diagnostics should not be displayed
+ 
+ # Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ 
+@@ -66,6 +67,16 @@ cp --preserve=xattr a b || fail=1
+ getfattr -d b >out_b || skip_test_ "failed to get xattr of file"
+ grep -F "$xattr_pair" out_b >/dev/null || fail=1
+ 
++#test if --preserve=all option works
++cp --preserve=all a c || fail=1
++getfattr -d c >out_c || skip_test_ "failed to get xattr of file"
++grep -F "$xattr_pair" out_c >/dev/null || fail=1
++
++#test if -a option works without any diagnostics
++cp -a a d 2>err && test -s err && fail=1
++getfattr -d d >out_d || skip_test_ "failed to get xattr of file"
++grep -F "$xattr_pair" out_d >/dev/null || fail=1
++
+ rm b || framework_failure
+ 
+ # install should never preserve xattr
+-- 
+1.5.6.1.156.ge903b
diff --git a/coreutils-DIR_COLORS.xterm b/coreutils-DIR_COLORS.lightbgcolor
similarity index 98%
rename from coreutils-DIR_COLORS.xterm
rename to coreutils-DIR_COLORS.lightbgcolor
index dd189cf..6670556 100644
--- a/coreutils-DIR_COLORS.xterm
+++ b/coreutils-DIR_COLORS.lightbgcolor
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Configuration file for the color ls utility
+# Configuration file for the color ls utility - modified for gray backgrounds
 # Synchronized with coreutils 7.1 dircolors
 # This file goes in the /etc directory, and must be world readable.
 # You can copy this file to .dir_colors in your $HOME directory to override
diff --git a/coreutils-colorls.sh b/coreutils-colorls.sh
index 45955f4..e73cc42 100755
--- a/coreutils-colorls.sh
+++ b/coreutils-colorls.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #when USER_LS_COLORS defined do not override user LS_COLORS, but use them.
 if [ -z "$USER_LS_COLORS" ]; then
-  
+
   alias ll='ls -l' 2>/dev/null
   alias l.='ls -d .*' 2>/dev/null
 
diff --git a/coreutils.spec b/coreutils.spec
index ebb6e2d..493466d 100644
--- a/coreutils.spec
+++ b/coreutils.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A set of basic GNU tools commonly used in shell scripts
 Name:    coreutils
 Version: 7.1
-Release: 7{?dist}
+Release: 7%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Group:   System Environment/Base
 Url:     http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/