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mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to -t/-T/default

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Message #85 received at 69532 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Karel Zak <kzak <at> redhat.com>
To: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>
Cc: Petr Malat <oss <at> malat.biz>, util-linux <util-linux <at> vger.kernel.org>,
 Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>, Dominique Martinet <asmadeus <at> codewreck.org>,
 69532 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Rob Landley <rob <at> landley.net>,
 Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
Subject: Re: bug#69532: mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to
 -t/-T/default
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 11:22:57 +0100

On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 11:53:05PM +0100, Bernhard Voelker wrote:
> On userland OTOH, we have broader choice.
> Karel did his choice in util-linux for exch(1), and coreutils could expose
> the same functionality.
> 
> For other feature requests, we were much more reluctant in coreutils ... for
> good reasons: feature bloat, maintainability, etc.
> 
> So I'm asking myself what is different this time?
> - The feature already exists -> util-linux.

Note that we can move exch(1) from util-linux to coreutils if, at the
end of the brainstorming session, the conclusion will be that mv(1) is
a bad choice :-)

> I'm currently only 20:80 for adding it to mv(1).

I think the functionality will be lost in the mv(1) for many users.

    Karel

-- 
 Karel Zak  <kzak <at> redhat.com>
 http://karelzak.blogspot.com

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