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		Why was `cp` designed to silently overwrite existing files? (unix.stackexchange.com)
		2 points by johnnyApplePRNG on July 15, 2023 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

JoeyBananas on July 16, 2023 [–]

you can trivially wrap cp in a command that behaves however you want

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