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Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 17:51:17 +0100
From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com, JT Williams <jeffw AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org>
CC: GNU fileutils <bug-fileutils AT gnu DOT org>,
   Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
Subject: Re: cp -if
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Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

Hello.

JT Williams wrote:
> 
> -: : "* cp's -f option no longer cancels the effect of --interactive (-i)
> -: : (per POSIX)"
> -:
> -: Ouch. So how do we override "-i"?
> 
> Ouch, indeed.  And why only cp?  mv -i can still be overridden.

I don't know why it's only cp. I had a quick look at draft 7 of the Austin
Group's work, which became part of the new POSIX standard. I can't see where
the behaviour of cp, mv is described. I've CC'd bug-fileutils. Hopefully
someone on that list can answer your question.

> I've reverted to fileutils 4.0.

Why? Is this change of behaviour really that bad?

BTW I'm no longer supporting the DJGPP port of fileutils 4.0. Since fileutils
4.1 is out, I will only release bugfixes for that.

Regards,

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Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ]