man mv should mention rename(1)
Bug #1342782 reported by
gregrwm
This bug affects 2 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| coreutils (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
in addition to rename(2), man mv should mention rename(1) under "see also".
(mv will just do a rename(2) if that succeeds, but if the rename fails mv blithely barrels into copying any volume of data. but it looks like rename(1) offers a more constrained alternative.)
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: coreutils 8.21-1ubuntu5
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-30-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jul 16 09:41:04 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-30 (166 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha i386 (20140129)
SourcePackage: coreutils
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Revision history for this message
| gregrwm (gregrwm) wrote | #1 |
Revision history for this message
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in coreutils (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.