Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:41:37 +0300 From: "Andrew P." <infofarmer@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Ports <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: cp -n vs. test -f Message-ID: <cb5206420601240941r16ad7ed7x8ab50c40fee86e2b@mail.gmail.com>
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So why do we use "if [ ! -f file ] ; then cp file.new file; fi" instead of "cp -n file.new file" in pkg-plist's and many other places? I think the "cp -n" way is what we really mean to do. Thanks, Andrew P.
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