On Thursday 03 May 2007 21:36, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > cp -u sourceFile targetFile > > You can update only the latest file > see man cp first (it also work for other command) :D > > For more strict u can "set -o noclobber" on cli if u don't wanna > overwrite the existing file with older o newest file.
I'm sorry I didn't see this until just now. This applies only to output redirection in the shell (the ">" operator and all the non-appending variants). It has no effect whatsoever on the operation of "cp," which cannot even see that option, which is a shell construct only. Furthermore, while I know this is implemented by BASH, if you use a different shell, you should check first for the equivalent / counterpart in that shell. > For more info > <http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-keep-file-safe-from-overwriting.html> > > ... > > chika Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
