I’m trying to use the cp command and force an overwrite.
I have tried cp -rf /foo/* /bar, but I am still prompted to confirm each overwrite.
I’m trying to use the cp command and force an overwrite. I have tried
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I’m trying to use the cp command and force an overwrite.
I have tried cp -rf /foo/* /bar, but I am still prompted to confirm each overwrite.
You can do
yes | cp -rf xxx yyy, but my gutfeeling says that if you do it as root – your.bashrcor.profilehas an alias ofcptocp -i, most modern systems (primarily RH-derivatives) do that to root profiles.You can check existing aliases by running
aliasat the command prompt, orwhich cpto check aliases only forcp.If you do have an alias defined, running
unalias cpwill abolish that for the current session, otherwise you can just remove it from your shell profile.You can temporarily bypass an alias and use the non-aliased version of a command by prefixing it with
\, e.g.\cp whatever