-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 According to Kamil Dudka on 10/15/2008 3:50 AM: > Hello, > > at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/coreutils/+bug/229182 is > proposed > cp/mv enhancement: -n option to not overwrite target files. This option is > available on FreeBSD cp/mv as complement to options -i, -f: > http://www.ipnom.com/FreeBSD-Man-Pages/cp.1.html > http://www.ipnom.com/FreeBSD-Man-Pages/mv.1.html > > Do you think it would be useful to implement such enhancement in GNU > coreutils?
The mere fact that another implementation provides this extension to Posix is a relatively strong argument for adding it to coreutils. What long option name would you give it? Care to write a patch for review? - -- Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well! Eric Blake [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (Cygwin) Comment: Public key at home.comcast.net/~ericblake/eblake.gpg Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkj13OQACgkQ84KuGfSFAYAtBwCgmJLOJuhZQsOqRCW4CLF6uuXk zuoAoM5milvXy6xQICLdmpnZSVMWevHJ =2+J1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
