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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers overwrite problem Post 67407 by ali999 on Wednesday 23rd of March 2005 07:23:33 AM
Old 03-23-2005
overwrite problem

Hi

im using the following to copy a file to a directory, the user being prompted to overwrite if the file already exists in that directory,

cp -i myfile /home/brief/bin2

but this reveals the path of the directory when being prompted to overwrite (below)

cp: overwrite /home/brief/bin2/myfile (yes/no)?


is there anything i can do to hide the path from the user?

Many thanks
Ali
 

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createhomedir(1)					    BSD General Commands Manual 					  createhomedir(1)

NAME
createhomedir -- create and populate home directories on the local computer. SYNOPSIS
createhomedir [-scbalh] [-n directoryDomainName] [-u username] DESCRIPTION
createhomedir provides several options for creating and populating home directories. OPTIONS
-s creates home directories for server home paths only (default). -c creates home directories for local home paths only. -b creates home directories for both server and local home paths. -a creates home directories for users defined in all directory domains of the server's search path. -l creates home directories for users defined in the local directory domain. -L causes the created home directory to be localized. -n directoryDomainName creates home directories for users defined in a specific directory domain in the server's search path. -u username creates a home directory for a specific user defined in the domain(s) identified in the -a, -l, or -n parameter. If you omit the -a, -l, and -n parameters when you use the -u parameter, -a is assumed. -i reads username list from standard input and creates specified home directories. Each username should be on its own line. -h usage help. FILES
/usr/sbin/createhomedir location of tool CAVEATS
When using the -a option, search limits of various directory servers (such as Open Directory or Active Directory) can prevent all possible home directories from being created. In this case, you may need to specify the usernames explicitly. Mac OS X May 31, 2019 Mac OS X
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