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# 1  
Old 03-31-2010
Power Command for copying files without
Hi..

I have a file with same name in different locations which i need to copy.

Am trying this
Code:
cp -r /var/lib/text1 /backup

In the /backup i have the same file called text1 so it's prompting for overwrite. Any opinions on how to avoid this prompting and copy files.

Thanks in advance.
Last edited by zaxxon; 03-31-2010 at 10:08 AM.. Reason: code tags
# 2  
Old 03-31-2010
See the "-f" switch to "cp".
This assumes that you have permissions to overwrite the file of that name.
# 3  
Old 03-31-2010
Hi methyl,

I tried the -f option too,but still its prompting.. !!!! I went through the cp --help but no useful information.
# 4  
Old 03-31-2010
I can only guess that you are not the owner of the file you are trying to overwrite?
# 5  
Old 03-31-2010
or cp is aliased....

what is output of

Code:
which cd

?

if so - try specifying complete path e.g.

Code:
/usr/bin/cp ......

# 6  
Old 03-31-2010
Code:
Please post:

ls -lad /var/lib/text1
ls -lad /backup
ls -lad /backup/text1
id


And the actual message you receive from "cp".

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