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

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: cp -i a/s b/s c
Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 15:37:51 +0800

$ cp -i a/s b/s c
cp: overwrite ‘c/s’? y
cp: will not overwrite just-created ‘c/s’ with ‘b/s’
Mmmm OK, but maybe don't ask then.

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