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| author | Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> | 2001-09-16 19:49:47 +0000 |
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| committer | Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> | 2001-09-16 19:49:47 +0000 |
| commit | de8600a83e7e51b3ad9f26586507e66ff18caaf2 (patch) | |
| tree | 1bb1fb55c6ab1552af6dc3f3a15e22682f1133a3 /old/fileutils | |
| parent | c0e0779f61446bbf78925b79940097aa52f0db65 (diff) | |
| download | coreutils-de8600a83e7e51b3ad9f26586507e66ff18caaf2.tar.xz | |
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diff --git a/old/fileutils/NEWS b/old/fileutils/NEWS index 4386f0902..f8af31348 100644 --- a/old/fileutils/NEWS +++ b/old/fileutils/NEWS @@ -1,4 +1,8 @@ [4.1.1] +* mv and cp accept a new option: --reply={yes,no,query}; provides a consistent + mechanism to control whether one is prompted about certain existing + destination files. Note that cp's and mv's -f options don't have the + same meaning: cp's -f option no longer merely turns off `-i'. * remove portability limitations (e.g., PATH_MAX on the Hurd, fixes for 64-bit systems) * mv now prompts before overwriting an existing, unwritable destination file |