Ian Lewis • 11/24/2007

cp interactive copy

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The article explores an observed change in the default behavior of the Linux 'cp' command, where using an alias with the -i (interactive) flag can no longer be overridden with the -f (force) flag for a non-interactive copy. The author finds this frustrating and shares a discovered workaround: bypassing the alias by quoting the command (e.g., "cp" source destination).

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