cm_copy / cm_copysamepanel: Bug?

[funkymonk]

Hi

the cm_copy command takes several options, including the /Ox option to specify the overwrite behavior.
Specifically, /O5 and /O6 will rename the source or the target file automatically.

Now, I wanted to use

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cm_copy /GO6T="."

to create a user command that simply duplicates the current file with renaming (/O6) into the same directory (/T=".") without displaying a dialog box (/G).

However, what I get is the error message "You cannot copy a file to itself!"
The point is, due to the requested renaming, I'm actually not trying to copy the file to it itself.
Thus, cm_copy should not show the error message but simply take a copy of the file with renaming.

I guess this is a bug. Otherwise, I suggest to treat /O5 and /O6 as described before and simply take a copy of the file with renaming.

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Side note: There is a command cm_copysamepanel for which history.txt says

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New in Total Commander 6.0 final (17.11.03):
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- 3 new internal commands: cm_copySamepanel, cm_copyOtherpanel, cm_createShortcuts: Same as cm_copy, but not reacting to Shift and Alt keys!

In fact, cm_copysamepanel does not seem to support any options (therefore, it is *not* the "same" as cm_copy) and thus cannot be invoked without showing the dialog or specifying the overwrite behavior. Maybe this could be changed/added as well for the parameters for which it makes sense.

[ghisler(Author)]

Please use
cm_copy /GO5T="."
instead, this works fine. The problem with O6 is that it means "Auto-rename target file". However, here the target file is the file you are trying to copy! TC tries to move it away and then copy it, which will fail because the file to copy would be no loger there.
With O5 (auto-rename copied) the new file will receive a new name.

cm_copysamepanel does not seem to support any options

Indeed only cm_copy supports parameters. The remark in under New in Total Commander 6.0 final was written at a time where cm_copy didn't yet support any paramerers.

[petermad]

2ghisler(Author)

With O6 (auto-rename copied) the new file will receive a new name.

shouldn't that be:
"With O5 (auto-rename copied) the new file will receive a new name."

[ghisler(Author)]

Yes indeed - I have updated my post.

Moderator message from: ghisler(Author) » 2024-11-12, 15:53 UTC

Moved to will not be changed

[funkymonk]

Ok, makes sense. Thank you.