> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Shankar Unni
> Sent: 13 December 2004 19:21
> By the way, what do folks think of tying this to the "-i"
> functionality?
>
> Currently, "-i" is defined as "prompt before overwriting"
> (i.e. if the
> target is *not* present, it still does things silently, else it
> prompts). Sounds like a fine candidate for "prompt before
> copying" as well, as in "prompt before overwriting or
> moving-directories-by-copying"..
No, for two reasons:
1) Overloading a flag with two different meanings is obfuscatory.
2) Changing the behaviour/semantics of an existing flag may adversely impact on
existing scripts/utilities.
Therefore I'd say "It's a new feature, so make it a new flag."
cheers,
DaveK
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