mv and mvdir bugs/fixes

lou at hoxna.UUCP lou at hoxna.UUCP
Wed Feb 18 05:15:19 AEST 1987


In article <138 at virginia.acc.virginia.edu>, scl at virginia.UUCP writes:
> [ intersting article discussing 'mv' deleted
> Besides, there's always "cpio -pl" (yuck).
> The convenience of moving directories around is outweighs any so-called
> "new" security problems.  

	A small quibble : Since niether your version nor the original
appear to do more than rename the directory, what's the advantage ?
If you really want to make new files, you still need 'yuckie' cpio.
Anyway, link will still fail across file-systems, and most of the time
I move directories it seems to be across file systems - users to new
places, utilities to new homes, etc.

                                                 lou @ hoxna



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