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Re: mv: the --reply option is deprecated; use -i or -f instead
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Eric Blake |
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Re: mv: the --reply option is deprecated; use -i or -f instead |
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Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:19:55 -0600 |
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According to Dennis Heuer on 3/30/2009 11:10 AM:
> hello,
>
> i just read the message as in the subject as i tried to archive some
> web-pages. the problem with dropping this option is that there is no
> alternative for --reply=no, if you think twice. this option is quite
> helpful to not overwrite files of different content but of same name,
> as is often with web-pages. this also can't be solved with -u. please
> think twice and at least offer an alternative like:
Consider upgrading: coreutils 7.1 added 'mv --no-clober' for exactly this
reason.
- --
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!
Eric Blake address@hidden
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