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Date: | Sat, 19 Jan 2002 23:36:41 -0500 |
From: | Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com> |
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Subject: | Re: bug in 'mv' |
Message-ID: | <20020120043641.GA8723@redhat.com> |
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On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 04:34:31AM -0000, Chris Ruffin wrote: >mv from fileutils 4.1 doesn't use a case-insensitive test to make sure >that we aren't doing something stupid like: > >$ mv A a > >where A is a directory. This causes mv to go into infinite recursion >trying to move A to a, because windows is case-insensitive. Submit a patch and it will be fixed. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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