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Re: Feature request, mv
From: |
Jim Meyering |
Subject: |
Re: Feature request, mv |
Date: |
Wed, 10 May 2006 20:35:54 +0200 |
"Joshua Hudson" <address@hidden> wrote:
...
> I still have to admit being surprised that, when
> $ mkdir a
> $ mkdir b
> $ strace ./mv -T -f a b
> didn't even try to rename("a", "b") before giving error message.
Once it knows the target (b) is a directory, if you're using -T, mv knows
that it must fail -- rename ("anything", "directory") will always fail.
- Feature request, mv, Joshua Hudson, 2006/05/09
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- Re: Feature request, mv, Eric Blake, 2006/05/10
- Re: Feature request, mv, Jim Meyering, 2006/05/10
- Re: Feature request, mv, Joshua Hudson, 2006/05/10
- Re: Feature request, mv, Jim Meyering, 2006/05/10
- Re: Feature request, mv, Joshua Hudson, 2006/05/10
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Re: Feature request, mv, Eric Blake, 2006/05/10