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Re: Simpler name for --no-clobber option
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Re: Simpler name for --no-clobber option |
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On 3/11/20 3:27 PM, Leslie S Satenstein via GNU coreutils General
Discussion wrote:
> Did you check the dictionary meaning of clobber? I am happy to use it, but
> clobber means to abuse physically.
> Merriam Webster dictionary
>
> Definition of clobber (Entry 2 of 2)
>
> transitive verb
> 1 : to pound mercilessly also : to hit with force clobber a home run 2a : to
> defeat overwhelmingly b : to have a strongly negative impact on businesses
> clobbered by the recession c : to criticize harshly
> clobber does not appear to non-abstractly match overwrite.
> Ignore my response. I go with the flow
>
> Regards
> Leslie
> Leslie Satenstein
> Montréal Québec, Canada
yeah, so?
- Simpler name for --no-clobber option, Tomas Zubiri, 2020/03/11
- Re: Simpler name for --no-clobber option, Pádraig Brady, 2020/03/11
- Re: Simpler name for --no-clobber option, Leslie S Satenstein, 2020/03/11
- Re: Simpler name for --no-clobber option, Kamil Dudka, 2020/03/11
- Re: Simpler name for --no-clobber option, Leslie S Satenstein, 2020/03/11
- Re: Simpler name for --no-clobber option, Tomas Zubiri, 2020/03/11
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