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Re: Bug#160849: coreutils: bug report for GNU Core Utils
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Eric Blake |
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Re: Bug#160849: coreutils: bug report for GNU Core Utils |
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Fri, 24 Jun 2005 06:24:10 -0600 |
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According to Jim Meyering on 6/24/2005 1:58 AM:
> Now, the help output for --reply looks like this:
>
> --reply={yes,no,query} specify how to handle the prompt about an
> existing destination file. Note that
> --reply=no has an effect only when mv
> would prompt without -i or equivalent, i.e.,
> when a destination file exists and is not
> writable, standard input is a terminal, and
> no -f (or equivalent) option is specified
That wording is a bit awkward. How about this instead:
Note that --reply=no has an effect only when mv would prompt, either when
- -i is present, or for the combination of a destination file exists, is not
writable, standard input is a terminal, and -f (or equivalent) is not present
- --
Life is short - so eat dessert first!
Eric Blake address@hidden
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- Re: Bug#160849: coreutils: bug report for GNU Core Utils, Jim Meyering, 2005/06/24
- Re: Bug#160849: coreutils: bug report for GNU Core Utils,
Eric Blake <=
- Re: Bug#160849: coreutils: bug report for GNU Core Utils, Jim Meyering, 2005/06/24
- Re: Bug#160849: coreutils: bug report for GNU Core Utils, Andreas Schwab, 2005/06/24
- Re: Bug#160849: coreutils: bug report for GNU Core Utils, Jim Meyering, 2005/06/24
- Re: Bug#160849: coreutils: bug report for GNU Core Utils, Andreas Schwab, 2005/06/24
- Re: Bug#160849: coreutils: bug report for GNU Core Utils, Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum, 2005/06/24
- Re: Bug#160849: coreutils: bug report for GNU Core Utils, Bob Proulx, 2005/06/24
- Re: Bug#160849: coreutils: bug report for GNU Core Utils, Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum, 2005/06/24
- Re: Bug#160849: coreutils: bug report for GNU Core Utils, Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum, 2005/06/24
- Re: Bug#160849: coreutils: bug report for GNU Core Utils, Jim Meyering, 2005/06/24
- Re: Bug#160849: coreutils: bug report for GNU Core Utils, Bob Proulx, 2005/06/24