From: "Bart Schaefer" <schaefer@brasslantern.com>
To: phil@athenaeum.demon.co.uk (Phil Pennock), zsh-workers@math.gatech.edu
Subject: PATCH: v3.1.4 Files/mv bug is a feature
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 07:46:26 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <981014074626.ZM18376@candle.brasslantern.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <199810140948.KAA20183@diamond.tao.co.uk>
On Oct 14, 10:48am, Zefram wrote:
} Subject: Re: v3.1.4 Files/mv bug
}
} Phil Pennock wrote:
} >In zsh v.3.1.4, the 'files' module ... the 'mv' command doesn't handle
} >moving across devices.
}
} This is a deliberate feature.
That probably ought to be documented, then.
Index: Doc/Zsh/mod_files.yo
===================================================================
--- mod_files.yo 1998/06/01 17:08:43 1.1.1.1
+++ mod_files.yo 1998/10/14 14:45:04
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@
The tt(-i) option causes the user to be queried about replacing
any existing files. The tt(-f) option causes any existing files to be
silently deleted, without querying. tt(-f) takes precedence.
+
+Note that this tt(mv) command performs renaming only. It cannot move
+files across devices. This is a deliberate feature. Files can only
+be copied across devices, not truly moved, and the purpose of tt(mv)
+is to move files. If the desired action is copy followed by remove,
+use tt(cp) and tt(rm).
)
findex(rm)
item(tt(rm) [ tt(-dfirs) ] var(filename) ...)(
--
Bart Schaefer Brass Lantern Enterprises
http://www.well.com/user/barts http://www.brasslantern.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1998-10-14 14:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1998-10-13 23:04 v3.1.4 Files/mv bug Phil Pennock
1998-10-14 9:48 ` Zefram
1998-10-14 14:46 ` Bart Schaefer [this message]
1998-10-14 15:07 ` Dan Nelson
1998-10-14 17:38 ` Phil Pennock
1998-10-14 17:46 ` Zefram
1998-10-14 18:05 ` Phil Pennock
1998-10-14 18:41 ` Bart Schaefer
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