GNU bug report logs - #61105
cp/mv: want a fatal --no-clobber

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Mike Frysinger <vapier <at> gentoo.org>

Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2023 20:53:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>, Mike Frysinger <vapier <at> gentoo.org>
Cc: 61105 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#61105: cp/mv: want a fatal --no-clobber
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 09:27:55 -0800

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On 2023-01-31 09:11, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> To me --update is less useful if it fails in this case.

Fair enough, I installed the attached to revert the --update part of the 
change, so that --update will work as before.
[0001-cp-mv-skipping-due-to-u-is-success-not-failure.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]
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