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From: | Jim Meyering |
Subject: | Re: RFC: cp -if a b: should it prompt? POSIX says `yes', most don't |
Date: | Tue, 17 Feb 2004 18:57:27 +0100 |
address@hidden (Paul Jarc) wrote: > Jim Meyering <address@hidden> wrote: >> There is a discrepancy between POSIX and common practice >> with respect to how `cp -if a b' should work. > > Someone probably ought to notify the POSIX folks about that and get a > clarification. Maybe they'll amend the spec to allow the existing > behavior. I've just done that.
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