On Mon, 6 Jan 2003, digest_ wrote:

Hi!

do the command "alias" to see the systemwide aliases.
if alias tells alias cp='cp -i' means that it prompt before
overwritting files (man cp && info cp).

as what Rick says, you can disable systemwide alias for cp by issuing
unalias cp, you could enable cp alias by alias cp='cp -i'.


hth

--glynn




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> how can i copy files from one directory to another
> without prompting me to overwrite existing files?
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