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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 12:17:49 +1000
From: Tim Davidson <timd AT werple DOT net DOT au>
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Subject: mv does not overwrite destination file
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Normally, when I try to move a file 'src' to existing file 'dest', the
move works as it should:

    $ ls
    tmp.tmp    tmp1.tmp
    $ /bin/mv tmp.tmp tmp1.tmp
    $ ls
    tmp1.tmp

However, when I try to move a file 'src' to existing file 'dest' and the
two files are on different drives, the move fails:

    $ /bin/mv //c/tmp.tmp //d/tmp1.tmp
    /bin/mv: cannot move `//c/tmp.tmp' to `//d/tmp1.tmp': File exists

Same occurs when -f flag is used.

Any ideas why this happens?

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Tim Davidson



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