On Tue, 2008-06-10 at 16:36 -0500, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 16:24:52 +0200, > Luc MAIGNAN <luc.maignan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I definitively can't force cp to override existing files without asking > > confirmation. > > > > According to documentation , I try : > > > > cp -r --force src/file1 ./ > > > > but always a confirmation is asked... > > > > > > What's wrong ? > > cp is probably aliased to 'cp -i'. Try using: > 'cp' -rf src/file1 ./ > Actually executing: /cp -r --force src/file1 ./ will remove the alias from the execution. Notice the leading '\' character. -- ======================================================================= It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours. -- Harry S. Truman ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
