Re: first contribution: smart rename for the mv command

[Pádraig Brady]

On 22/12/2022 15:59, Stéphane Archer wrote:
> Dear Gnu Coreutils community,
>
> I would like to contribute to the project a feature I miss a lot in the
> `mv` command.
> I currently have a working patch but it's clearly not perfect. I would like
> to have feedback on it and would like to know if you are willing to accept
> this change.
> Do you think it's possible?
>
> I usually use GitHub for code review so I'm not sure how things are working
> here.
> I tried to generate a patch I can send by email to you, I hope this will
> help you understand what I'm trying to do.

Thanks for the patch,
however this overlaps too much with existing --backup=numbered functionality.
Can you explain why that doesn't suffice.
Perhaps we might add another --backup=numbered-always mode for example,
but there would need to be good justification for it.

thanks,
Pádraig