Re: [PATCH] tests/cp/cp-reply: --reply only accepts valid arguments

2008-05-01 Thread Jim Meyering
"Brock Noland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 10:10 PM, Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hopefully this helps, > > Yes, thank you! I will get to work... Which is preferred, one large > patch or many small patches - one for each `logical' change? Many small changes

Re: [PATCH] tests/cp/cp-reply: --reply only accepts valid arguments

2008-04-30 Thread Brock Noland
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 10:10 PM, Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hopefully this helps, Yes, thank you! I will get to work... Which is preferred, one large patch or many small patches - one for each `logical' change? Brock ___ Bug-coreutils

Re: [PATCH] tests/cp/cp-reply: --reply only accepts valid arguments

2008-04-30 Thread Bob Proulx
Brock Noland wrote: > tests is an area where I may be of service. Have you contributed a copyright assignment to the FSF? I do not see your name in the assignment list. Your addition would be a significant contribution and would require one in order to be incorporated. I will send you the forms

Re: [PATCH] tests/cp/cp-reply: --reply only accepts valid arguments

2008-04-30 Thread Bob Proulx
ial test below as this > code appeared to be uncovered in: Nice! > tests/cp/cp-reply | 33 + I think for deprecated things it would be nice if deprecated showed up in the name. Not a big deal though. > +cp --reply a 2>&1 | grep -q 'Valid

[PATCH] tests/cp/cp-reply: --reply only accepts valid arguments

2008-04-30 Thread Brock Noland
ubject: [PATCH] New test for cp - tests --reply tests/cp/cp-reply: --reply only accepts valid arguments and deprecated message is printed. Signed-off-by: Brock Noland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- tests/Makefile.am | 1 + tests/cp/cp-reply | 33 + 2 files ch

Re: cp --reply

2007-06-16 Thread Paul Eggert
Takahiro Masuda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > what happened to cp --reply i don't have that option anymore and i > don't see any alternatives typing cp --help. > are there anyways to copy files without prompting so many times > i tried --force and it still asks me Can

cp --reply

2007-06-16 Thread Takahiro Masuda
what happened to cp --reply i don't have that option anymore and i don't see any alternatives typing cp --help. are there anyways to copy files without prompting so many times i tried --force and it still asks me Thanks ___ Bug-coreuti

Re: FYI: deprecating mv --reply=X and cp --reply=X

2005-07-03 Thread Bob Proulx
Jim Meyering wrote: > The --reply=X option is now deprecated in both mv and cp. I think that is a good change. Thanks Bob ___ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils

FYI: deprecating mv --reply=X and cp --reply=X

2005-07-03 Thread Jim Meyering
FYI, The --reply=X option is now deprecated in both mv and cp. That means the option will continue to work for a couple of years, but if you use it, you'll get a diagnostic like this: mv: the --reply option is deprecated; use -i or -f instead I've removed the description from --help, and marke