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? -- Andreas Schwab, [email protected] GPG Key fingerprint = 7578 EB47 D4E5 4D69 2510 2552 DF73 E780 A9DA AEC1 "And now for something completely different."
