coreutils/doc/coreutils.texi

683 Remove any trailing slashes from each @var{source} argument.
803 * Random sources::               @option{--random-source}.
1218 an external source with the @option{--random-source=@var{file}} option.
1222 source of random data.  Typically, this device gathers environmental
1232 require an alternate data source like @file{/dev/random} or
1238 random source in earlier and later invocations of the command.
1252 shuf -i1-100 --random-source=<(get_seeded_random 42)
1263 source dest} is equivalent to @samp{cp source dest/source} if
1278 @samp{mv /tmp/source /tmp/dest} succeeds, there is no guarantee that
1279 @file{/tmp/source} was renamed to @file{/tmp/dest}: it could have been
1280 renamed to @file{/tmp/dest/source} instead, if some other process
1282 -T /tmp/source /tmp/dest} succeeds, there is no
1283 question that @file{/tmp/source} was renamed to @file{/tmp/dest}.
1356 remove any trailing slashes from each @var{source} argument before
1360 This is useful when a @var{source} argument may have a trailing slash and
4737 @option{--random-source} option.
4845 @item --random-source=@var{file}
4846 @opindex --random-source
4847 @cindex random source for sorting
4848 Use @var{file} as a source of random data used to determine which
5223 @item --random-source=@var{file}
5224 @opindex --random-source
5225 @cindex random source for shuffling
5226 Use @var{file} as a source of random data used to determine which
8860 cp [@var{option}]@dots{} [-T] @var{source} @var{dest}
8861 cp [@var{option}]@dots{} @var{source}@dots{} @var{directory}
8862 cp [@var{option}]@dots{} -t @var{directory} @var{source}@dots{}
8874 @command{cp} copies each @var{source} file to the specified directory,
8875 using the @var{source}s' names.
8883 copy recursively by descending into source directories and copying files
8915 @var{source} and @var{dest} identical, and referring to a regular file,
8937 Copy only the specified attributes of the source file to the destination.
8949 As a special case, @command{cp} makes a backup of @var{source} when the force
8950 and backup options are given and @var{source} and @var{dest} are the same
8972 trying to read the data in each source file and writing it to the
8987 they point to, and preserve hard links between source files in the copies.
9049 For example, a symlink (to regular file) in the source tree will be copied to
9067 they point to.  This option affects only symbolic links in the source;
9085 translated when the source and destination are on file systems with
9102 any links between corresponding source files.
9148 corresponding source file minus the set-user-ID, set-group-ID, and
9163 directory a slash and the specified name of the source file.  The last
9186 links in the source unless used together with the @option{--link}
9190 creating a destination file of the same type as the source; see the
9205 file system.  Once it has succeeded, beware that the source and destination
9245 bytes.  By default, @command{cp} detects holes in input source files via a crude
9290 Make symbolic links instead of copies of non-directories.  All source
9309 the comparison is to the source timestamp truncated to the
9312 @samp{cp -pu} commands are executed with the same source and destination.
9317 order that files are processed from the source, newer files in the destination
9318 may be replaced, to mirror hard links in the source.
9335 in files being replaced if they're older than the corresponding source file.
9978 install [@var{option}]@dots{} [-T] @var{source} @var{dest}
9979 install [@var{option}]@dots{} @var{source}@dots{} @var{directory}
9980 install [@var{option}]@dots{} -t @var{directory} @var{source}@dots{}
9993 @command{install} copies each @var{source} file to the specified
9994 directory, using the @var{source}s' names.
10024 Compare content of source and destination files, and if there would be no
10041 then copy @var{source} to @var{dest}.
10043 ensure the presence of that hierarchy before copying @var{source} arguments.
10160 mv [@var{option}]@dots{} [-T] @var{source} @var{dest}
10161 mv [@var{option}]@dots{} @var{source}@dots{} @var{directory}
10162 mv [@var{option}]@dots{} -t @var{directory} @var{source}@dots{}
10174 @command{mv} moves each @var{source} file to the specified
10175 directory, using the @var{source}s' names.
10201 @emph{Warning}: Avoid specifying a source name with a trailing slash,
10269 source timestamp truncated to the resolutions of the destination file
10272 same source and destination.
10587 For more details, see the source code and Peter Gutmann's paper
10632 @item --random-source=@var{file}
10633 @opindex --random-source
10634 @cindex random source for shredding
10635 Use @var{file} as a source of random data used to overwrite and to
10955 If @option{-s} is not in effect, and the source file is a symbolic
10984 If @option{-s} is not in effect, and the source file is a symbolic
12279 @item source
12280 The source of the mount point, usually a device.
12374 @var{source} column, and @samp{"-"} into the @var{target} column.
12375 If there is no @var{source} column (see @option{--output}), then
13450 escape sequences is also known as the JAVA source file encoding.  You can
14217 to change the input source or output destination of a command.  But one
19638 and ``standard error''.  Briefly, ``standard input'' is a data source, where
19640 data source is a regular file, a keyboard, a magnetic tape, or even a punched