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cp command bug


From: Brian Wasserman
Subject: cp command bug
Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 11:27:28 -0400

I accidently typed the following:   cp *inc
I had two files that matched in the directory.  The first match copied on top of the second match.
I see no idea why anybody would expect this result.  This should be sealed off and return an error message since this action destroyed a file of mine I had to recover from a backup.
 
i.e.
before 
--------
a.inc:  hello world
b.inc:   oh my
 
action
---------
cp *inc
 
after
--------
a.inc:  hello world
b.inc:   hello world
 
 
Thanks,
Brian

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