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Re: Add dry-run option to mv
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L A Walsh |
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Re: Add dry-run option to mv |
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Wed, 10 Mar 2021 20:16:09 -0800 |
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On 2021/03/10 19:15, Kaz Kylheku (Coreutils) wrote:
Me too; but that doesn't validate the arguments like Emilio wants.
E.g.
mv --dry-run existing-file nonexistent-dir/ # error
mv --dry-run nonexistent-object somewhere # error
mv --dry-run object /another/filesystem # diagnostic
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True, it puts the onus of validation in the script,
under control of the user rather than on the various individual
programs that the user wants changed.