GNU bug report logs - #10686
mv: moving hardlink of a softlink to the softlink does nothing

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>

Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 08:23:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #38 received at 10686 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>
To: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
Cc: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>, 10686 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10686: mv: moving hardlink of a softlink to the softlink
	does nothing
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:38:46 +0100

On 02/04/2012 04:49 PM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> The above wasn't quite right in that it failed to honor mv's --backup
> option.  mv --backup s f would not have created the required backup file.
> I've adjusted it to fix that, and added tests to cover both cases.
> This is still not quite ready (i.e., the FIXME comment, where I'll add
> some explanation), but otherwise should be fine.

Thanks, looks fine.

Have a nice day,
Berny
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