* doc/coreutils.texi (mv invocation): remove documentation for mv --reply.
(cp invocation): Likewise.
---
NEWS | 2 ++
doc/coreutils.texi | 24 ++++--------------------
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index dfe893c..ac4e82c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*-
outline -*-
ls now colorizes files with capabilities if libcap is available
+ cp and mv: the deprecated --reply=X option is now also undocumented.
+
** Bug fixes
chcon --verbose now prints a newline after each message
diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index f60f9c7..d0bed0e 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -7320,18 +7320,12 @@ cp --parents a/b/c existing_dir
copies the file @file{a/b/c} to @file{existing_dir/a/b/c}, creating
any missing intermediate directories.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] The --reply option was deprecated in 2005, and is scheduled to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] be removed in 2008. It is already missing from the --help
output.
@itemx @[EMAIL PROTECTED]@var{how}}
@opindex --reply
@cindex interactivity
[EMAIL PROTECTED] FIXME: remove in 2008
[EMAIL PROTECTED]: to be removed in [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Using @option{--reply=yes} makes @command{cp} act as if @samp{yes} were
-given as a response to every prompt about a destination file. That effectively
-cancels any preceding @option{--interactive} or @option{-i} option.
-Specify @option{--reply=no} to make @command{cp} act as if @samp{no} were
-given as a response to every prompt about a destination file.
-Specify @option{--reply=query} to make @command{cp} prompt the user
-about each existing destination file.
+This option is deprecated.
@item -R
@itemx -r
@@ -8015,17 +8009,7 @@ If the response is not affirmative, the file is skipped.
@itemx @[EMAIL PROTECTED]@var{how}}
@opindex --reply
@cindex interactivity
[EMAIL PROTECTED] FIXME: remove in 2008
[EMAIL PROTECTED]: to be removed in [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Specifying @option{--reply=yes} is equivalent to using @option{--force}.
-Specify @option{--reply=no} to make @command{mv} act as if @samp{no} were
-given as a response to every prompt about a destination file.
-Specify @option{--reply=query} to make @command{mv} prompt the user
-about each existing destination file.
-Note that @option{--reply=no} has an effect only when @command{mv} would prompt
-without @option{-i} or equivalent, i.e., when a destination file exists and is
-not writable, standard input is a terminal, and no @option{-f} (or equivalent)
-option is specified.
+This option is deprecated.
@item -u
@itemx --update
--
1.5.6.3
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