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From: "Andrew P." <infofarmer@gmail.com>
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Subject: cp -n vs. test -f
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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.