Public bug reported: Binary package hint: coreutils
Here's a wishlist item: The BSD version of cp(1) has a "-n" command line option (cf. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=cp&sektion=1). It means: "Do not overwrite an existing file." This is a pretty nice thing to have if you want to copy a bunch of files from A to B without replacing any of the files in B (regardless of their modification time). With this version of cp(1), you have to do something like "yes no | cp -i A/* B/*", which is unnecessarily complicated. cp(1) has the "-f" switch and the "-i" switch, it should have the corresponding "-n" switch. Thanks for considering! ** Affects: coreutils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Add a "-n" option to cp (opposite of "-f") https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/229182 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
