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| author | Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> | 2000-09-03 13:18:22 +0000 |
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| committer | Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> | 2000-09-03 13:18:22 +0000 |
| commit | e2a422b8efe5b302502e39ee288fd09a746a83e2 (patch) | |
| tree | 99e3fcf40c67192d8b504b2112e5c227c844a491 /src | |
| parent | 81ab1beb525166f2acd54d0c98db485373d5a9dc (diff) | |
| download | coreutils-e2a422b8efe5b302502e39ee288fd09a746a83e2.tar.xz | |
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| -rw-r--r-- | src/copy.h | 5 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/copy.h b/src/copy.h index 5abc76be0..51923bacc 100644 --- a/src/copy.h +++ b/src/copy.h @@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ struct cp_options int unlink_dest_before_opening; /* If nonzero, first try to open each existing destination nondirectory, - then, if the open fails, unlink and try again. */ + then, if the open fails, unlink and try again. + This option must be set for `cp', in case the destination file + exists when the open is attempted. It is irrelevant to `mv' since + any destination is sure to be removed before the open. */ int unlink_dest_after_failed_open; /* Setting this member is meaningful only if FORCE is also set. |