Re: cp/mv: add -n option to not overwrite target (Ubuntu bug #229182)

[Eric Blake]

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According to Kamil Dudka on 10/15/2008 3:50 AM:
> Hello,
> 
> at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/coreutils/+bug/229182 is 
> proposed 
> cp/mv enhancement: -n option to not overwrite target files. This option is 
> available on FreeBSD cp/mv as complement to options -i, -f:
> http://www.ipnom.com/FreeBSD-Man-Pages/cp.1.html
> http://www.ipnom.com/FreeBSD-Man-Pages/mv.1.html
> 
> Do you think it would be useful to implement such enhancement in GNU 
> coreutils?

The mere fact that another implementation provides this extension to Posix
is a relatively strong argument for adding it to coreutils.  What long
option name would you give it?  Care to write a patch for review?

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