GNU bug report logs - #69532
mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to -t/-T/default

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Message #14 received at 69532 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Petr Malat <oss <at> malat.biz>, P??draig Brady <P <at> draigbrady.com>
Cc: 69532 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#69532: mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to
 -t/-T/default
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2024 16:08:30 -0800

On 3/4/24 15:16, Petr Malat wrote:
>   I prefer KISS principle and allowing
> swapping just 2 paths.

In that case, the option should be added to the 'rename' command, not to 
'mv'.

It is not KISS to add an option to 'mv' that makes it act completely 
differently, such that most of mv's other options don't work or don't 
make sense. That would be complexity, not simplicity.

If you want simplicity, use the 'rename' command.

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