Hallo Ivanko,

Du schriebst am Mon, 13 Aug 2012 22:44:43 +0500:

> _You_ want to replace a file that's in use by some program, even by _that
>  very programm itself_, which is an inherently dangerous operation,
> because of very many possibilities for loss of data, inconsistency,
> inoperability. =============
> No so much if finalized by (Rename/Move)* command - which doesn't
> really touch file contents.

Yes (that's one method, at least), but this requires one to _understand_
what the file system does and how it works. If not,one can wreak havoc or
get wrecked. Or wreck other people's systems, if they get at it too soon.

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