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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:36:32 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-no-personal-reply-please@cygwin.com>
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Subject: Re: mv performing a cp?
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On Wed, Oct 20, 2004 at 11:30:08AM -0400, Shaffer, Kenneth wrote:
>If I attempt to rename a directory via mv and a file within that
>directory is in use, instead of saying the mv can't be done, mv tries
>to cp.  Is this expected behaviour?

Yes.

cgf

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