Option --force for cp
Bill Davidsen
davidsen at tmr.com
Wed Jun 11 22:18:10 UTC 2008
Luc MAIGNAN wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I definitively can't force cp to override existing files without asking
> confirmation.
>
> According to documentation , I try :
>
> cp -r --force src/file1 ./
>
> but always a confirmation is asked...
>
>
> What's wrong ?
>
Someone assumes you're a moron, cp has been turned into an alias forcing
you to verify everything. If you only want to be an adult once in a
while, just type "/bin/cp opts and args" to get the real cp.
My systems call my local init script, which among other things:\
alias|sed 's/alias //;s/=.*//'|while read cmd;do unalias $cmd; done
I admit I do define a few of my own, but they don't redefine standard
commands, they are keystroke savers for the common ls option sets I like.
--
Bill Davidsen <davidsen at tmr.com>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
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