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Re: coreutils-6.4: mv(1), rename(2) and 9p


From: Paul Eggert
Subject: Re: coreutils-6.4: mv(1), rename(2) and 9p
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:29:32 -0800
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sqweek <address@hidden> writes:

> -      if (errno != EXDEV)
> +      if (errno != EXDEV && errno != EPERM)

This would cause 'mv' to fail to conform to POSIX.

POSIX says that if the rename fails for any reason other
than EXDEV, 'mv' must write a diagnostic message to stderr
and do nothing more with the source file.  See
<http://www.opengroup.org/susv3/utilities/mv.html>
and look for "EXDEV".




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