My actual revision Cygwin runs under Windows NT Ver 4.0 Build 1381 Service Pack 6 shell: BASH 2.05b
cp doesn't work correct if the destination file do not exist the result is what I expect # result if y.log do not exist $ cp -f x.log y.log $ ls -rw-rw-rw- 1 ???????? ???????? 30 Aug 4 18:14 y.log # result if y.log already exist! $ cp -f x.log y.log cp: overwrite `y.log'? y cp: writing `y.log': Invalid request code $ ls drwxrwxrwx+ 2 ???????? ???????? 0 Aug 4 18:13 y.log/ # this works fine $ cp --remove-destination x.log y.log regards Erhard -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/