bug#26971: mv -v output ordering looks impossible

[Reuti]

Hi,

> Am 18.05.2017 um 16:41 schrieb Paul Eggert <address@hidden>:
> 
> On 05/17/2017 06:11 PM, Pádraig Brady wrote:
>> created directory './mv-test'
>> copied '/tmp/mv-test/file' -> './mv-test/file'
>> removed '/tmp/mv-test/file'
>> removed directory '/tmp/mv-test'
>> 
>> $ src/mv -v mv-test mv-test-2
>> renamed 'mv-test' -> 'mv-test-2'
> 
> If we're changing the format, I suggest having the output be useful as input 
> to the shell, like this:
> 
> $ src/mv -v /tmp/mv-test .
> mkdir './mv-test'
> cp '/tmp/mv-test/file' './mv-test/file'
> rm '/tmp/mv-test/file'
> rmdir '/tmp/mv-test'
> 
> $ src/mv -v mv-test mv-test-2
> mv 'mv-test' 'mv-test-2'
> 
> This would be more useful. It would also be less confusing, since people who 
> use 'mv' already know the syntax of 'mv' etc., whereas with the draft version 
> they would need to deduce another syntax.

This could be interpreted as steps someone has to issue now to complete the 
command. Like the output of `ssh-agent`.

- Leave the output like it was initially.
- Introduce -vv to increase verbosity and output the above sequence.

-- Reuti

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