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authorPaul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>2006-09-20 17:32:14 +0000
committerPaul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>2006-09-20 17:32:14 +0000
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* NEWS: Document fix for cp -i and mv -i.
* src/copy.c (copy_internal): With -i, prompt even if the source is a directory and the destination is not. This is required by POSIX and gives the user a chance to bail out before failing. * tests/cp/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add cp-i. * tests/cp/cp-i: New file. * tests/mv/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add i-5. * tests/mv/i-5: New file.
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@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*-
preceding command line argument. This bug also affects chgrp, but
it is harder to demonstrate. It does not affect chown.
+ cp -i and mv -i occasionally neglected to prompt when the copy or
+ move action was bound to fail.
* Major changes in release 6.2 (2006-09-18) [stable candidate]