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In POSIX -R is the recursion flag for ls, cp, rm, etc. So if you want to recurse, -R is probably a safer bet than -r. (ls -r just lists in reverse.)
by lubutu 14y ago
In POSIX -R is the recursion flag for ls, cp, rm, etc. So if you want to recurse, -R is probably a safer bet than -r. (ls -r just lists in reverse.)
- leif 14y agothat's probably it
- buster 14y agoYeah, that may be it.. I'm wondering why they didn't just add a new option (aka --no-symlinks) or something
- wildmXranat 14y agoSame here. I've been conditioned to use -R
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- a3_nm 14y agoAnnoying exception: scp only accepts -r as recursion flag, not -R.
- mturmon 14y agoGood point. Also, since you reminded me, chmod, chown, chgrp.