Hello Luc, On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:05:47 +0200 Luc MAIGNAN <luc.maignan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello wwp, > > you're right. > My cp is an alias to 'cp -i' !!!! I'm despite to have a so beginner problem..... FYI that's common for privileged users (root). Regards, > wwp a écrit : > > Hello James, > > > > > > On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:43:48 -0400 James Kosin <jkosin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > >> Luc MAIGNAN wrote: > >> >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I definitively can't force cp to override existing files without > asking confirmation. > >>> > >>> According to documentation , I try : > >>> > >>> cp -r --force src/file1 ./ > >>> > >>> but always a confirmation is asked... > >>> > >>> > >>> What's wrong ? > >>> > >>> >> 'cp -r --reply=yes src/file1 ./' > >> > >> This will work... Check out the man pages for cp or even cp --help > >> > > > I couldn't find any reference to 'reply' in both `cp --help` and `man > > cp` here (coreutils-6.9-17.fc8). What version is yours? > > > > Moreover: > > > > $ cp --reply=yes > > cp: the --reply option is deprecated; use -i or -f instead > > cp: missing file operand > > Try `cp --help' for more information. > > > > That last advice is still pertinent, James ;-). Now, what cp does Luc have? > > > > > > Regards, -- wwp
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