Nikki Locke wrote: > Just a note for Bill... > > In my CentOS 4 default configuration, when you attempt to copy or move a > file over one that already exists, the O/S asks you if it is OK for each > file. This makes some of the instructions tedious (e.g. "mv ezmlm-idx- > 0.443/* ezmlm-0.53/"), and means you had better not just use copy and paste > to the shell with a whole list of instructions! > > Would it be a good idea to add -f options to all the mv and cp commands? >
Actually the way I addressed this was to put a note in prerequisites: http://shupp.org/toaster/#prerequisites It recommends you unalias the mv, cp, and rm commands. I think this is a better option than -f. Regards, Bill