Re: RFC: cp -if a b: should it prompt? POSIX says `yes', most don't

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Re: RFC: cp -if a b: should it prompt? POSIX says `yes', most don't

From:	Paul Jarc
Subject:	Re: RFC: cp -if a b: should it prompt? POSIX says `yes', most don't
Date:	Tue, 17 Feb 2004 12:43:49 -0500
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Jim Meyering <address@hidden> wrote:
> There is a discrepancy between POSIX and common practice
> with respect to how `cp -if a b' should work.

Someone probably ought to notify the POSIX folks about that and get a
clarification.  Maybe they'll amend the spec to allow the existing
behavior.


paul

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