On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:34:46 -0500, Kevin Martin wrote: > Aaron Konstam wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > Or just run /bin/cp -r --force src/file1 . thereby forcing the > use of the executable and not the alias. I don't understand the use of > the / at the front of the command unless cp lives under the / directory. It's a typo. Should have been a backslash. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list