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Re: mv, cp ask anyway though bound to fail
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Eric Blake |
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Re: mv, cp ask anyway though bound to fail |
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Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:17:06 -0600 |
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According to Dan Jacobson on 3/15/2007 2:05 PM:
> JM> They're not bound to fail.
> JM> An "alternate access method" (e.g., an ACL) may allow it to succeed.
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> Does it "cost much more" to check first that too then before asking?
> E.g., if I were a secretary, I would double check if the lunch were
> already cancelled before asking the boss if he wants to attend.
Sorry, but POSIX requires the current behavior. If it bothers you that
much, then take it up with the Austin group with proposed wording that
allows your desired behavior without breaking 30 years of legacy use that
depends on the current behavior.
http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/utilities/cp.html
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Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!
Eric Blake address@hidden
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- mv, cp ask anyway though bound to fail, Dan Jacobson, 2007/03/15
- Re: mv, cp ask anyway though bound to fail, Jim Meyering, 2007/03/15
- Re: mv, cp ask anyway though bound to fail, Dan Jacobson, 2007/03/15
- Re: mv, cp ask anyway though bound to fail, Paul Eggert, 2007/03/16
- Re: mv, cp ask anyway though bound to fail, Jim Meyering, 2007/03/16
- Re: mv, cp ask anyway though bound to fail, Dan Jacobson, 2007/03/20