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cp: -r or -R?

126 points · 110 comments · zdw

  1. 5555watch · · focus · HN ↗
    On a somewhat related note, I really hate that in scp -r and -R mean entirely different things.
    1. aulin · · focus · HN ↗
      How about port that is lowercase in ssh and uppercase in scp?
      1. wanick · · focus · HN ↗
        scp took -p from rcp/cp, where it already meant preserve times. So port got -P.
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