On Aug 15 2026, Paul Eggert wrote:

> Also, if no mv options other than -i and -f are used, a diagnostic is needed 
> to conform to the spirit of POSIX, as the POSIX spec says for this situation 
> "If the duplication of the file characteristics fails for any reason, mv 
> shall write a diagnostic message to standard error, but this failure shall 
> not cause mv to modify its exit status."[1] Contrary to the original bug 
> report POSIX does not require (and seemingly does not allow) the mv to be 
> aborted if file characteristics are lost in the copy, but at least the user 
> should be warned about the situation.

Should it also warn if sub-second resolution is lost?

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