I need the deprecated mv and cp command parameter "--reply=" to stay.
I've noticed that the parameter "--reply=no" is "deprecated"
" cp: the --reply option is deprecated; use -i or -f instead "
My issue: In a script without user input, I want to copy a file to a
directory if only the file doesn't already exist, (I don't want to
overwrite anything), and regardless of the time stamp.
The only way I see to do this is with the deprecated parameter:
"-i --reply=no"
Example:
"cp -i --reply=no foo bar"
This way if bar exist, then foo won't overwrite it.
Thanks,
~Darren
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