Yhn first seen 1 d ago, last 4 h ago, peak #12
cp: -r or -R?
A debate is underway over whether the Unix copy command's recursive flag should be written as lowercase -r or uppercase -R. The two options behave identically on most systems, but their historical origins differ across BSD and POSIX conventions. Developers are weighing in with portability arguments and personal habits from decades of command-line use.
Why now: A long-running Unix convention question that programmers enjoy arguing about has resurfaced with a new write-up.
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- cp: -r or -R? · zdw · 113
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