From de8600a83e7e51b3ad9f26586507e66ff18caaf2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 19:49:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] *** empty log message *** --- old/fileutils/NEWS | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/old/fileutils/NEWS b/old/fileutils/NEWS index 4386f0902d..f8af31348f 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 -- 2.47.3