Re: problem with cp-command

[Jim Meyering]

address@hidden (Bob Proulx) wrote:
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> Summary: As presently implemented in cp the -f does not override the -i.
>
> I am not sure that is the correct behavior though.  Comments from
> others?  Shouldn't -f override -i regardless of the POSIX
> documentation?  I think that is the behavior on other systems but
> can't check right now.

Hi Bob,

Unfortunately, cp's -f has never affected -i (unlike e.g., mv's).
There's probably too much history to change it now.