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bug#5926: feature request: mv -p to create missing target dir
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Andreas Schwab |
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bug#5926: feature request: mv -p to create missing target dir |
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Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:39:50 +0200 |
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Bob Proulx <address@hidden> writes:
> The mv command causes an atomic rename(2) to occur if on the same file
> system. That is not possible when using cp + rm. Therefore mv is
> required.
Also, you can rename a file that you cannot read.
Andreas.
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