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Linux Navigation and File ManagementNote: As with the mv command, it is possible to overwrite a file if you are not careful about the filename you are using as the target of the operation. For instance, if file4 already existed in the above example, its content would be completely replaced by the content of file3.
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Heya, @378226414b344d3d9ef057316f83e8
The note refers to the cp command indeed. When using cp, if the target file already exists, it will be overwritten without warning (unless you use cp -i).
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