They probably use cat because you can use that to put the kernel ona file; a block device etc. Also catting a file >another file preserves the permitions of the original whereas cp doesn't usually. It also means that if you cat >another file and the file exists; your umask won't come into play. Those are my ideas on the issue but nothing wrong with cp. On Tue, Aug 29, 2000 at 04:13:25PM -0400, Kirk Reiser wrote: > No reason I can think of. I use cp all the time and would recommend > it. Maybe they don't know there's a copy command under linux!? 'grin' > > Kirk > > -- > > Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility > e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario > phone: (519) 661-3061 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- -- Kerry Hoath: kerry at gotss.eu.org Alternates: kerry at emusys.com.au kerry at gotss.spice.net.au or khoath at lis.net.au ICQ UIN: 8226547
