GNU bug report logs - #15232
cp: "-i a/s b/s c" ask for confirmation then still fails

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2013 07:40:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: confirmed

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From: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>
To: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Cc: 15232 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, jim <at> meyering.net, bob <at> proulx.com
Subject: bug#15232: cp -i a/s b/s c
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:19:40 +0200 (CEST)

> On September 20, 2013 at 10:38 AM jidanni <at> jidanni.org wrote:
>> "BV" == Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de> writes:
>> So I don't think the man or info pages are the right place.
>
> Huh? Hush hush for security, or just not to bog the pages down?

No, there is no (known) security problem.  Please read Jim's message
again: there *would be* a security issue if the additional check was
removed.

Have a nice day,
Berny
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