[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Jarc) wrote:
> Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> There is a discrepancy between POSIX and common practice
>> with respect to how `cp -if a b' should work.
>
> Someone probably ought to notify the POSIX folks about that and get a
> clarification.  Maybe they'll amend the spec to allow the existing
> behavior.

I've just done that.


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