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From: N8TM AT aol DOT com
Subject: Re: mv deletes file
21 Aug 1998 15:12:22 -0700 :
Message-ID: <a45a036c.35dd18e9.cygnus.gnu-win32@aol.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
To: TYann AT vet DOT com DOT au, earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com
Cc: dougk AT primenet DOT com, gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

In a message dated 8/20/98 9:54:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time, TYann AT vet DOT com DOT au
writes:

> 	try to move file src to dest
>  	if failed because dest already exists
>  		delete dest
>  		try to move file src to dest
>  
Well, in my example, I tried to install make-3.77 by typing "make install".
Of course, it got as far as deleting the make.exe which was running, and no
further.  I have no trouble with ./make install, however.
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