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- From: leisner@trianguli.wrc.xerox.COM (Marty Leisner 311/? x?)
- Subject: backup in cp, mv
- Message-ID: <1992Aug12.201918.4596@spectrum.xerox.com>
- Sender: gnulists@ai.mit.edu
- Reply-To: leisner.henr801c@xerox.com
- Organization: Xerox
- Distribution: gnu
- Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 20:19:18 GMT
- Approved: bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu
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- I really don't understand the GNU cp/mv backup strategy...
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- I ran mv with the -b option and saw no difference...
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- Can someone fill me in on how to get it to work...(I'd rather not read the source).
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- marty
- leisner.henr801c@xerox.com
- Member of the League for Programming Freedom
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