[RH List] how to copy a file , and ignore the prompt...

[Bob Smith]

If you don't want to unalias cp, try:
cp -f foo.dat foo1.dat

Ashley M. Kirchner wrote:

>On Sun, 25 Jul 2004, bruce wrote:
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>>a real basic question. how can i copy a file in linux so that i ginore/don't
>>respond to the prompt???
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>>google/help/man pages indicate that cp without the "-i" should work. when i
>>use:
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>> cp foo.dat foo1.dat
>> i still get the prompt if foo1.dat exists.
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>	That's because by default, .bashrc will alias 'cp -i' to 'cp' - so 
>you'd have to undo that before it works the way you want it to.  Edit your 
>.bashrc file and get rid of the alias.
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