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In a message dated 7/29/2003 5:30:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,
sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu writes:
> >>From: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
> >>Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 14:36:07 -0500 (CDT)
> >>
> >>mkdir thisisalong
> >>cd thisisalong
> >>mkdir junk
> >>mv junk junk
> >>
> >>This will create junk\junk\... nesting until it fails.
> >>
> >>If you do the test under a short name it seems to work correctly (gives
> >>a message about cannot move 'junk' to a subdirectory of itself).
> >>
> >>I have verified this behavior under Win98 and Windows 2000 using an older
> >>copy of the filutils - but I am told it is seen on newer versions as
> >>well.
> >
> >What version fails like that? I cannot reproduce the problem with
> >Fileutils 4.0 on Windows 98.
>
> I tried it on a Fileutils 4.0 version. At first I was unable to
> reproduce the problem also.
>
> Maybe the parent directory needs a space included in it under Win98
> (I think the originator said that, I may have tested W98 that way,
> but found Win2000 didn't need the space but did need a long name).
>
It fails under Windows XP.
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<HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SERIF" FACE=3D"=
Georgia" LANG=3D"0">In a message dated 7/29/2003 5:30:04 PM Eastern Standard=
Time, sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu writes:<BR>
<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3DCITE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT=
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style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"A=
rial" LANG=3D"0">>>From: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)<BR>
>>Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 14:36:07 -0500 (CDT)<BR>
>><BR>
>>mkdir thisisalong<BR>
>>cd thisisalong<BR>
>>mkdir junk<BR>
>>mv junk junk<BR>
>><BR>
>>This will create junk\junk\... nesting until it fails.<BR>
>><BR>
>>If you do the test under a short name it seems to work correctly (gi=
ves<BR>
>>a message about cannot move 'junk' to a subdirectory of itself).<BR>
>><BR>
>>I have verified this behavior under Win98 and Windows 2000 using an=20=
older<BR>
>>copy of the filutils - but I am told it is seen on newer versions as=
<BR>
>>well.<BR>
><BR>
>What version fails like that? I cannot reproduce the problem with<=
BR>
>Fileutils 4.0 on Windows 98.<BR>
<BR>
I tried it on a Fileutils 4.0 version. At first I was unable to <BR>
reproduce the problem also.<BR>
<BR>
Maybe the parent directory needs a space included in it under Win98<BR>
(I think the originator said that, I may have tested W98 that way,<BR>
but found Win2000 didn't need the space but did need a long name).<BR>
</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D3=
FAMILY=3D"SERIF" FACE=3D"Georgia" LANG=3D"0"><BR>
It fails under Windows XP.</FONT></HTML>
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