> Dear Sirs; > I have a question as a long time Linux user. Is there anyway > possible to add a '--pretend' switch to the commands 'rm cp mv' for > new users more so, but for people like I that help on IRC networks and > get little sleep. I love contributing anyway I can. But root commands > when tired equal BAD results even for a long time user. Thanks so much > for reading, hope u consider it.
In keeping similarity with other GNU tools (such as make), such an option should be named --dry-run. It is a good idea, but no one has volunteered to code it up yet. Perhaps you'd like to contribute a patch? -- Eric Blake _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
