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Re: [cp v5.97] --noreply erroneously depreciated
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Eric Blake |
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Re: [cp v5.97] --noreply erroneously depreciated |
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Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:51:46 -0700 |
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According to Chris Velevitch on 12/19/2007 11:37 PM:
> I use cp --noreply=no to unconditional keep existing files. Now that
> it's depreciated, I see no equivalent option.
It's --reply=no, not --noreply=no. And this has already been discussed:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2007-08/msg00168.html
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2007-04/msg00055.html
>
> The suggested alternatives don't work:
>
> -i is interactive and I'm creating a non-interactive command
> -f has the opposite effect: it unconditionally overwrites the
> destination file
> -u will conditionally overwrite the destination file
>
> and there is no -k to unconditionally keep the destination file.
What exactly are you trying to do? rsync may be a better tool for your
task, as it does have options to unconditionally keep destination files.
- --
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!
Eric Blake address@hidden
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