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| author | wosch <wosch@FreeBSD.org> | 1996-02-18 18:48:26 +0000 |
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| committer | wosch <wosch@FreeBSD.org> | 1996-02-18 18:48:26 +0000 |
| commit | ef875dfa9a1d918f8cf335f5de089dc8f80c2c3d (patch) | |
| tree | 569e3fbc5a0cf8ea503fd2a89bf725746085b2b9 /bin/cp/cp.1 | |
| parent | ca465af3df8c4e6f751237d66fc017487093bb12 (diff) | |
| download | FreeBSD-src-ef875dfa9a1d918f8cf335f5de089dc8f80c2c3d.zip FreeBSD-src-ef875dfa9a1d918f8cf335f5de089dc8f80c2c3d.tar.gz | |
Option -f implemented (remove + create)
option -f and -i are exclusive
all flag variables initialized with zero
respond `Y' is equal to `y'
update usage string
Diffstat (limited to 'bin/cp/cp.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | bin/cp/cp.1 | 23 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/bin/cp/cp.1 b/bin/cp/cp.1 index 9d4a77d..4841e41 100644 --- a/bin/cp/cp.1 +++ b/bin/cp/cp.1 @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" @(#)cp.1 8.3 (Berkeley) 4/18/94 -.\" $Id$ +.\" $Id: cp.1,v 1.2 1994/09/24 02:53:40 davidg Exp $ .\" .Dd April 18, 1994 .Dt CP 1 @@ -47,14 +47,16 @@ .Fl R .Op Fl H | Fl L | Fl P .Oc -.Op Fl fip +.Op Fl f | i +.Op Fl p .Ar source_file target_file .Nm cp .Oo .Fl R .Op Fl H | Fl L | Fl P .Oc -.Op Fl fip +.Op Fl f | i +.Op Fl p .Ar source_file ... target_directory .Sh DESCRIPTION In the first synopsis form, the @@ -105,18 +107,25 @@ For each existing destination pathname, remove it and create a new file, without prompting for confirmation regardless of its permissions. (The -.Fl i -option is ignored if the .Fl f -option is specified.) +option overrides any previous +.Fl i +options.) .It Fl i Causes .Nm cp to write a prompt to the standard error output before copying a file that would overwrite an existing file. If the response from the standard input begins with the character -.Sq Li y , +.Sq Li y +or +.Sq Li Y , the file copy is attempted. +(The +.Fl i +option overrides any previous +.Fl f +options.) .It Fl p Causes .Nm cp |
