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authorPádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>2023-04-01 16:27:52 +0100
committerPádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>2023-04-08 12:11:50 +0100
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cp,mv: add --update=none to always skip existing files
Add --update=none which is equivalent to the --no-clobber behavior from before coreutils 9.2. I.e. existing files are unconditionally skipped, and them not being replaced does not affect the exit status. * src/copy.h [enum Update_type]: A new type to support parameters to the --update command line option. [enum Interactive]: Add I_ALWAYS_SKIP. * src/copy.c: Treat I_ALWAYS_SKIP like I_ALWAYS_NO (-n), except that we don't fail when skipping. * src/system.h (emit_update_parameters_note): A new function to output the description of the new --update parameters. * src/cp.c (main): Parse --update arguments, ensuring that -n takes precedence if specified. (usage): Describe the new option. Also allude that -u is related in the -n description. * src/mv.c: Accept the new --update parameters and update usage() accordingly. * doc/coreutils.texi (cp invocation): Describe the new --update parameters. Also reference --update from the --no-clobber description. (mv invocation): Likewise. * tests/mv/update.sh: Test the new parameters. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. Addresses https://bugs.gnu.org/62572
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wc will now diagnose if any total counts have overflowed.
[This bug was present in "the beginning".]
+** New features
+
+ cp and mv now support --update=none to always skip existing files
+ in the destination, while not affecting the exit status.
+ This is equivalent to the --no-clobber behavior from before v9.2.
+
* Noteworthy changes in release 9.2 (2023-03-20) [stable]