Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is some overlap here, as > "ln --as-is foo bar" would be equivalent to "link foo bar",
Yes, though it would still be useful to combine --as-is with other ln options like -f. > "rm --as-is foo" would be equivalent to "unlink foo", and I didn't suggest adding this option to rm. rm's determination of whether to treat the path as a directory is already determined entirely from the command line, from -r/-R. > "cp --as-is foo bar" would be equivalent to "cat <foo >bar". Yes, though it would still be useful to combine --as-is with other cp options like -p. > But I tend to prefer adding a flag to the existing commands. > > But I prefer Bruno's suggestion of adding a flag to the existing commands. Eh? paul _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
