On Tue, 2006-07-18 at 10:59 +0530, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: > if i will run following command > > cp /home/deep /home/deepak > > if deep folder have same 100 files which is under /home/deepak it will > ask permission for overwrite > > i have to enter y 100 times. how can i forcefully over write the > files? Read "man cp" and note the "interactive", "force", "recursive", "update" options, at least. Somewhere in there you'll find the options you need (don't blindly use all the ones I just mentioned). -- (Currently running FC4, occasionally trying FC5.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.