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Re: cp and mv commands (copying/moving only if file does not exist, reg
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Eric Blake |
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Re: cp and mv commands (copying/moving only if file does not exist, regardless of the time stamps, for use in a automatic script) |
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Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:54:04 -0600 |
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According to Darren DeHaven on 3/27/2008 3:33 PM:
| I need the deprecated mv and cp command parameter "--reply=" to stay.
But since bash does not implement mv or cp, you've complained to the wrong
list. This decision has been rehashed a number of times on the
bug-coreutils list, you may want to search the archives for more rationale
why the change was made (hint: the --reply options did not always work
intuitively - they only took effect IF the command was going to prompt in
the first place, and the POSIX rules for when to prompt are pretty hairy).
~ At any rate, I suggest looking into rsync, which can do exactly what you
want and more.
- --
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!
Eric Blake ebb9@byu.net
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