OK but (info "(coreutils) Backup options") should also link back to the exact cp -b spot, else most folks will miss it.
P.S., There _is_ an easier way of making backups of several files, But there is a bug, one has to do it one at a time despite -b. Bug bug bug. $ \cp -fb h k l . cp: `h' and `./h' are the same file cp: `k' and `./k' are the same file cp: `l' and `./l' are the same file $ \cp -fb h h $
