On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Kelsey Hartigan Go wrote:
> cp -f < x > < y > it won't work if you have an active alias "cp -i" since "-i" will prompt before overwritting files (based on man cp). it works if you use the full path of the cp command /bin/cp -f < x > <y > or /bin/cp < x > < y > glynn > > > > On 6 Jan 03 at 20:57, digest_ wrote: > > > hello! > > > > how can i copy files from one directory to another > > without prompting me to overwrite existing files? > > > > digest > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > _ > > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph > > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph > > > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
