GNU bug report logs - #52122
mv: deletes src file on error

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Frank Busse <f.busse <at> imperial.ac.uk>

Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:10:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #22 received at 52122 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Frank Busse <f.busse <at> imperial.ac.uk>
To: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>
Cc: Chris Elvidge <celvidge001 <at> gmail.com>, 52122 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#52122: mv: deletes src file on error
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021 18:59:22 +0000

On Fri, 26 Nov 2021 18:54:54 +0100
Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de> wrote:

> On 11/26/21 13:23, Frank Busse wrote:
> > I tried it several times with checking the timestamps/md5sums of the
> > files but after remounting the stick it doesn't happen anymore?! I
> > guess it was a hiccup somewhere else in the system, sorry.
> 
> Perhaps the USB stick was removed from the system before the kernel
> could flush the data?

No, I tried it several times with the stick still mounted. Strangely
enough, copying with a different name worked fine. Maybe a kernel or
hardware issue - no idea.


Best,

Frank
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