On 02Nov2005 11:04, Chris W. Parker <cparker@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | Cameron Simpson <mailto:cs@xxxxxxxxxx> | on Tuesday, November 01, 2005 4:32 PM said: | > Even easier is to quote just one character instead of the whole word: | > \cp -f newfile.txt this-has-to-go.txt | | I've sinced just changed the original alias to be only 'cp' (although I | guess I might as well get rid of the alias altogether...). That'd what I do. | But what I'm finding now is that it's not confirming an overwrite at all | now. Nice, isn't it? | Originally the problem was that even 'cp -f' resulted in an overwrite | confirmation. What I want to happen is that 'cp' will ask me for | permission to overwrite and 'cp -f' will not. Is that possible? No, unless you write another alias or shell function yourself. | Or do I | just have to remember to type 'cp -i'? Yes. | Am I making sense? For some definition of the term, yes. How about this: # just in case - ick! unalias cp # define smarter wrapper cp() { [ "x$1" = x-f ] || set -- -i ${1+"$@"} command cp "$@" } This should turn on -i mode if you don't supply a -f. Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ The code was willing, It considered your request, But the chips were weak. - Haiku Error Messages http://www.salonmagazine.com/21st/chal/1998/02/10chal2.html -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
