Re: cp without overwriting files but printing warning messages automatically?

[Henrik Juul Pedersen]

Hi Peng Yu,

On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 5:58 AM, Peng Yu <pengyu...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> -i can prompt warning messages. But I have to type n to avoid
> overwriting files. I found 'yes' to print 'y' repetitively. Is there
> something I can use to cp without overwrite files but with warning
> messages printed automatically?
>

>From the cp manual:

       -n, --no-clobber
              do not overwrite an existing file (overrides a previous -i
option)

Does this answer your question?

Best regards,
Henrik J. Pedersen