Un*x does not do that, you need 'mv -f file1 file2' to force the mv on existing file

That's not true. The default behavior for cp, rm, and mv is to behave as if '-f' was specified on the command line.

I think you are confused because all three of these commands are usually aliased to 'cp -i', 'rm -i', and 'mv -i' respectively. Run 'alias' to see this. The '-f' option is useful because it overrides the '-i', though you could also escape the alias ('\mv') or full path the comamnd ('/bin/mv') to achieve the same results.

In reply to Re^4: file::move and networks by Argel
in thread file::move and networks by philc

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