Re: Bug-coreutils Digest, Vol 40, Issue 16

[Javier Acuña]

Hello all

I believe this has been discussed before.
Check http://64.62.136.189/address@hidden/msg04338.html

"    Christian Boltz wrote:
    > I just found a bug in mv: it overwrites files even when --reply=no is
    > given (which should never overwrite existing files according to the
    > documentation).

    This has become a hot topic. Please read this thread to catch up on
    the happenings.

    http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2005-06/msg00160.html

    Bob"

My personal solution is a small shell script:

#! /bin/bash
# Usage $mv_preserve.sh folder_1 folder_2
# $1 == folder 1
# $2 == folder 2
# Written by Javier Acuna address@hidden

for file in $1/*; do
# ${file/$1/$2} replaces the first folder from the path with the second folder
  if [ -e ${file/$1/$2} ]
    then echo "preserving $2/$file"
    rm $file
  else
    mv $file ${file/$1/$2}
  fi
done


Best Regards

Javier Acuna 

>
>Message: 1
>Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:21:16 +0300
>From: "address@hidden" <address@hidden>
>Subject: Bug in util mv
>To: address@hidden
>Message-ID: <address@hidden>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R; format=flowed
>
>In version 5.2.1 of command mv "-i --reply=no" and "--reply=no" work as 
>"--reply=yes".
>"--reply=no" not works.
>
>Sorry for my english. %)
>
>Good luck.
 




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