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bug#6405: cp from -MM to -M
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From: |
Stefano Lattarini |
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Subject: |
bug#6405: cp from -MM to -M |
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Date: |
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:06:22 +0200 |
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At Friday 11 June 2010, Peng Yu wrote:
> I'm trying to cp -MM to -M. But so far I don't have a way to do it.
> Would you please let me know what is the correct way to cp from -MM
> to -M?
>
> $ cp -r -- -MM/ -- -M
The first `--' stops option processing, and so the second `--' is
interpreted like a file path, not like an option.
> cp: target `-M' is not a directory
> $ ll -go
> total 0
> drwx------ 2 64 2010-06-11 14:35 -MM
>
Simply use:
$ cp -r -- -MM/ -M
or:
$ cp -r ./-MM/ ./-M
Stefano