-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 According to YOGESH PATANKAR on 9/4/2009 7:23 AM: > 1. Create a file i.e bdlist.txt in tmp directory. > 2. Create a file with same name in root directory. > 3. Execute command cp -f bdlist.txt /tmp > > Error : System ask for confirmation from user. I think with -f option it > should overwrite directly.
You are probably suffering from an alias installed by your distro (this behavior sounds like what would happen if you do alias cp='cp -i'). This surprising behavior is why I personally recommend setting alias names to something different than the POSIX tool name. Try '\cp -f' to see if the behavior matches your expectations. At any rate, POSIX specifies that cp -f does not override -i - we are still required to ask for a prompt, even though you added -f: http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/cp.html - -- Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well! Eric Blake [email protected] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (Cygwin) Comment: Public key at home.comcast.net/~ericblake/eblake.gpg Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkqhGD4ACgkQ84KuGfSFAYCBzQCdHe150o6lnQKNNPcZlbE1/e5e fGwAoMEx2PR6pEPKFIqOdlTPwSB1TDBE =waKF -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
