On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 11:05:47 -0500 "Genti A. Hila" <genti_tek4@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. Look at ~/.bashrc, there is some alias like cp='cp -i', just comment it out. Christophe
