overwriting a file

Genti A. Hila genti_tek4 at hotmail.com
Mon Dec 8 16:26:44 UTC 2003


yea I am trying to setup a script to remove named.run.

I do not get it, why do i need to run unalias rm to overwrite a file ???

The whole idea is when i run 
cp /var/named/named.run /var/named/named.saved 
I am asked 
cp:overwrite '/var/named/named.saved ?

and i just one to get rid of it.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Beers, Brian 
  To: 'genti_tek4 at hotmail.com' 
  Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 11:16 AM
  Subject: RE: overwriting a file


  `unalias rm`

  Are you doing this in a script?
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Genti A. Hila [mailto:genti_tek4 at hotmail.com]
    Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 11:06 AM
    To: fedora-list at redhat.com
    Subject: overwriting a file


    Hi list,
    When i copy a file to another location and that file exist there already there is a promts that asks for overwriting. How can i skip the prompt

    cp /var/named/named.run /var/named/named.save

    I tried man cp and tried option  -f ( cp -f   ......) which works fine when I remove a file but still it asks me when i try to overwrite.

    How can i force it to be non interactive ? I didn't see any option that allows me to do so.

    Thanx
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