On Mon, Jan 28, 2008, Jerry Geis wrote: >When I issue the command cp -af --reply=yes * ../other >it tells me --reply is deprecated and use -i or -f. > >when I remove the --reply=yes I have to indicate 'y' to every >file being copied. > >I just want to copy every file in my current directory to another >directory and overwrite any file that is there. > >What is the correct way to do that? ``unalias cp'' then do your real work. You will then only be prompted when attempting to remove files without write permission. If you feel like a responsible adult, you might want to comment out the other aliases in your .profile or other startup files which appear as: alias rm='rm -i' alias cp='cp -i' alias mv='mv -i' Bill -- INTERNET: bill at celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 Mechanical Engineers build weapons. Civil Engineers build targets.