"Glynn S. Condez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> /bin/cp -f < x > <y > or
> /bin/cp < x > < y >

Note that if people are going to give examples, they should
probably stay away from < and > unless they really mean it, as
< and > are special in shell programming.

   /bin/cp -f source destination

may be clearer.

If one is going to use < and > to denote variables, perhaps one could
remove the spaces to make them look less like redirection? =)

   /bin/cp <file> <destination>

It's probably just a minor thing... =) 
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