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Re: mv implemented as cp?!?!?!!? - problem!!


"Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" wrote:
> 
> Hi Mark,
> 
> You're best bet for finding a solution to this problem is to debug Perl.
> This will give you the details you need to know how to proceed with a
> proper solution.  Certainly it is Perl that is controlling the behavior
> in this case.  

No, not at all. From the orginal post:

> I have a /usr/X11R6 directory that I wanted to get out of the way. So I
> renamed it like this:
> 
> cd /usr
> mv X11R6 X11R6.XFree.4.1.0
> 
> It is taking multiple minutes. Looking at it in Windows Explorer, I see
> both X11R6 and X11R6.XFree.4.1.0 in existance at the same time.
> 
> Is mv implemented as cp and del?!?!. Why not just rename the file, a'la
> UNIX, or even Windows? Or am I really missing something?

Who said anything about perl? I'm talking bash command line, as in:

matthew@HOME-NT-01 ~
[3]$ type cd
cd is a shell builtin

matthew@HOME-NT-01 /usr
[4]$ cd /usr

matthew@HOME-NT-01 /usr
[5]$ type mv
mv is aliased to `mv -i '

matthew@HOME-NT-01 /usr
[6]$ mv X11R6 X11R6.XFree.4.1.0


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