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Re: mv -v, cp -v messages should be different


From: Pádraig Brady
Subject: Re: mv -v, cp -v messages should be different
Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:59:42 +0000
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address@hidden wrote:
> Gentlemen, I object. The messages for these two commands should be different.
> $ cp -v f g
> `f' -> `g'
> $ mv -v f g
> `f' -> `g'
> Exactly how different etc. I leave up to you. Maybe even just => for the
> latter instead of ->.

I think it's fine from the context as is?
If one was going to change it I'd have:

file == file_copy
file -> file_rename
file => file_copy_unlink

But I don't see the need TBH.

cheers,
Pádraig.




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