Hello, This is a suggestion for a new feature in the "mv" command. This feature applies to moving directories. If a user moves a directory with a lot of files and encounters an error, it can often leave the source directory in a partially moved state. It makes it hard to redo the operation because the source directory has changed.
The feature I'm looking for is a flag in the "mv" command that preserves a copy of the source directory until the entire tree has been successfully copied to the destination directory. At that point, the move command can delete the source directory. That way, a user can fix the error and rerun the same move command. It makes it easier and less of a headache. There might be other ways to accomplish this. But, I would use this feature all the time if it were available. I call it the "safe move operation." -- * * *Michael Boldischar* Research Fellow / IT Manager University of Minnesota Department of Civil Engineering MAST Laboratory University of Minnesota 2525 4th Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 Desk Phone: 612-626-9562 Cellphone: 651-387-0223 Fax: 612-624-5964 Email: [email protected]
