Re: cp -n ?

To: Zafer Aydo?an <zafer%aydogan.de@localhost>
Subject: Re: cp -n ?
From: Klaus Klein <kleink%kleink.org@localhost>
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 10:15:37 +0200

On Sun, Apr 03, 2011 at 07:37:46PM +0200, Zafer Aydo?an wrote:

> today I ran into a situation, where I would have needed cp -n , which
> is implemented in FreeBSD and
> skips existing files. This is also available in linux with -u (update)
> doing the same.
> This shouldn't be too complicated to implement in NetBSD.

Almost obligatory to mention: pax -rwu already jumps through that
latter hoop, and portably so.


- Klaus

References:
- cp -n ?
  - From: Zafer Aydoğan

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