GNU bug report logs - #5926
feature request: mv -p to create missing target dir

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Rodolfo Borges <rodolfo.borges <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 14:10:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>
Cc: 5926 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, f0rhum <f0rhum <at> free.fr>
Subject: bug#5926: feature request: mv -p to create missing target dir
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:39:50 +0200

Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com> writes:

> The mv command causes an atomic rename(2) to occur if on the same file
> system.  That is not possible when using cp + rm.  Therefore mv is
> required.

Also, you can rename a file that you cannot read.

Andreas.

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