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Re: cp/mv: add -n option to not overwrite target (Ubuntu bug #229182)
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Andreas Schwab |
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Re: cp/mv: add -n option to not overwrite target (Ubuntu bug #229182) |
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Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:12:55 +0100 |
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Pádraig Brady <address@hidden> writes:
> Well I wouldn't treat -n differently if one must be able to specify both -f
> and -i.
> But does POSIX really specify that?
It follows from the general Utility Syntax Guidelines.
Guideline 11: The order of different options relative to one another
should not matter, unless the options are documented as
mutually-exclusive and such an option is documented to
override any incompatible options preceding it.
Andreas.
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