cp command

[Wolfgang Gill]

On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:59:48 +0530, Kaushal Shriyan wrote
> Hi ALL
> 
> if i will run following command
> 
> cp /home/deep /home/deepak
> 
> if deep folder have same 100 files which is under /home/deepak it 
> will ask permission for overwrite
> 
> i have to enter y 100 times. how can i forcefully over write the files?
> 
> Kaushal
> 

You can get help by typing cp --help

In there I found you can add the --rely=yes/no/query to the end of the command

So you should be able to do the following..

cp /home/deep/*.* /home/deepak --reply=yes

Hope this helps

Wolf
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