TIL copy without overriding in command-line

POSTED ON: Nov 29, 2022

Today I learned you can copy files without overriding!

If there's a naming collision occurs and the -n flag is present, the copy command does nothing!

The cp command has a -n flag that you can use to prevent the copied file from overriding another file if one with the same name exists

TIL using the find command

find [path] -user [username] [options]

TIL Find Command

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If you're using a Mac, you're probably using iTerm. 1. Load iTerm 2. launch emacs. 3. Launch Tetris.

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