From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2000 13:18:22 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: comment
X-Git-Tag: FILEUTILS-4_0z~65
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb/index.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e2a422b8efe5b302502e39ee288fd09a746a83e2;p=thirdparty%2Fcoreutils.git

comment
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diff --git a/src/copy.h b/src/copy.h
index 5abc76be0b..51923baccc 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.