From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1999 07:04:01 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (usage): Tweak --backup description
X-Git-Tag: FILEUTILS-4_0j-trial~143
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=063d10ae6c181c0f7f65e5299b653ff6d70d1713;p=thirdparty%2Fcoreutils.git

(usage): Tweak --backup description
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diff --git a/src/cp.c b/src/cp.c
index 183755d685..cd31ed3782 100644
--- a/src/cp.c
+++ b/src/cp.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Usage: %s [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST\n\
 Copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.\n\
 \n\
   -a, --archive                same as -dpR\n\
-  -b, --backup[=CONTROL]       make backup before removal\n\
+  -b, --backup[=CONTROL]       make a backup of each existing destination file\n\
   -d, --no-dereference         preserve links\n\
   -f, --force                  remove existing destinations, never prompt\n\
   -i, --interactive            prompt before overwrite\n\