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Re: "Renaming: permission denied" file-error in Windows


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: Re: "Renaming: permission denied" file-error in Windows
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:42:22 +0200

> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:32:36 -0500 (EST)
> From: Tekk <address@hidden>
> cc: LynX <address@hidden>, address@hidden
> 
> >> -- "You can use rename to move a file from one directory or device to
> >> another by giving a different path in the newname argument. However, you
> >> cannot use rename to move a directory." --
> >
> > But you _can_ rename or move a directory on MS-Windows, as long as the
> > destination is on the same drive.  Try it.
> >
> but that's not his issue, he filed the bug about not being able to move 
> onto a different drive, not being unable to move at all.

I know, but I was referring to the part he cited (see above), that
tells you cannot rename or move a directory at all.  That is not true.



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