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cp: -r or -R?

127 points · 110 comments · zdw

  1. BobMontgomeryJr · · focus · HN ↗
    -h perhaps the only useful comment here. -R just looks baroque, but ls(1) might think it fine. I once read an article about the inconsistencies in *nix CLI commands, but the picture's much better than hot-key and shortcut conflicts- <which get silently absorbed by whatever's running, no way to tell what they might've done or where they went..> I hestitate to consult documentation, because of course there is non anymore. Why not Google it?
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