Importing from another catalog

Does "Import from another catalog" import photos already in the target catalog (i.e. duplicates), or only photos not already there?

The import from another catalog dialog box has several options that you can select or not, as you see fit.
See item 5 here: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/lightroom/using/WS9616DD60-0C3A-484b-8413-053347F21456.html

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    Hello Charles,
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