Why does cp ask me if I want to overwrite files even if I use --force
Issue
I am now trying to copy those directories back over to a system I have reinstalled.. but when I try " cp -fr /dev / " I get an error that says file exists and it will not copy over.
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3
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