Subject: bug#10242: closed (Re: bug#10242: dired-do-rename should mention that it did at least copy the file)

From: [email-masked] (GNU bug Tracking System)
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:33:03 +0000

Your bug report

#10242: dired-do-rename should mention that it did at least copy the file

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

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Subject: Re: bug#10242: dired-do-rename should mention that it did at least copy the file
From: Glenn Morris <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:31:58 -0500
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tags 10242 wontfix notabug
stop

Emacs behaves the same way as the `mv' command does.
Closing as wontfix.

Subject: dired-do-rename should mention that it did at least copy the file
From: [email-masked]
To: [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:49:15 +0800
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The user tries to move one of root's files, using
R runs the command dired-do-rename
and gets
Move `/tmp/075.127.075.210.00080-218.174.214.026.44260' to `/cf/075.127.075.210.00080-218.174.214.026.44260' failed:
(file-error Removing old name operation not permitted /tmp/075.127.075.210.00080-218.174.214.026.44260)
so then he decides to use
C runs the command dired-do-copy
and gets
Overwrite `/cf/075.127.075.210.00080-218.174.214.026.44260'? [Type yn!q or C-h] n
Copy `/tmp/075.127.075.210.00080-218.174.214.026.44260' to `/cf/075.127.075.210.00080-218.174.214.026.44260' failed:
(file-already-exists File already exists /cf/075.127.075.210.00080-218.174.214.026.44260)

Any why? Because the first message forgot to tell him that indeed the
file was at least, yes, successfully copied.