Misleading error message with mv and existing directories
Bug #71174 reported by
Stevie Beth Mhaol
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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coreutils (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: coreutils
Steps to reproduce:
mkdir -p a b/a
touch b/a/foo
mv a b
Expected result:
mv: cannot overwrite directory `b/a'
Actual result:
mv: cannot move `a' to a subdirectory of itself, `b/a'
This is on edgy, kernel 2.6.17-10-generic, coreutils 5.96-5-ubuntu4
Changed in coreutils: | |
status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
Changed in coreutils: | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
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Still an issue on Feisty, kernel 2.6.20-16-generic, coreutils 5.97-5.2ubuntu3