GNU bug report logs - #29961
[PATCH] mv: document the missing atomicity of 'mv -n'

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Kamil Dudka <kdudka <at> redhat.com>

Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2018 15:03:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #44 received at 29961 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>, Kamil Dudka <kdudka <at> redhat.com>,
 Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigbrady.com>
Cc: 29961 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#29961: [PATCH] mv -n: do not overwrite the destination
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2018 10:22:05 +0100

On 01/05/2018 11:59 PM, Paul Eggert wrote:
> Attached is a revised proposed patchset to do that.

I didn't have a look at the details, but - as we're changing the
behavior for some cases - it would be good to also add some tests.

Have a nice day,
Berny
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