Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 05:10:09 -0400 From: parv_fm@emailgroups.net To: Wade Majors <wade@ezri.org> Cc: parv <parv_fm@emailgroups.net>, Johan Karlsson <johan@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/bin/mv mv.1 mv.c Message-ID: <20020819091009.GA21362@moo.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <3D60B062.90807@ezri.org> References: <200208190026.g7J0Qfwg015853@freefall.freebsd.org> <20020819083506.GA17703@moo.holy.cow> <3D60B062.90807@ezri.org>
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in message <3D60B062.90807@ezri.org>, wrote Wade Majors thusly... > > >> Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_4) > >> bin/mv mv.1 mv.c > >> Log: > >> MFC: Add the -n option, which automatically answers "no" to the overwrite > >> question. > > > > > >i am curious: how does, in practical terms, -n option differ from -f? > > > > In the event of a conflict: > -f will overwrite the destination file without a prompt > -n will leave the destination file alone without a prompt arrgh ... feeble minded i am... got it; thanks wade. -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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