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Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 08:30:23 -0500
From: JT Williams <jeffw AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org>
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Subject: cp -if
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Using cp from latest port of fileutils 4.1, a `-f' option does *not*
override a previous `-i'.  This may happen with other fileutil programs,
too; I just happened to notice it with cp.

=== Solaris ===

% touch foo bar

% cp -vi foo bar
cp: overwrite `bar'? n

% cp -vif foo bar
foo -> bar

% cp --version
cp (GNU fileutils) 4.0

=== DOS 5 + stock djgpp 2.03 + bash 2.04 ===

% touch foo bar

% cp -vi foo bar
cp: overwrite `bar'? n

% cp -vif foo bar
cp: overwrite `bar'? n

% cp --version
cp (fileutils) 4.1
Written by Torbjorn Granlund, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.

Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.