For the mv shell command The default action is to overwrite the -n option ( --no-clobber ) prevents the overwrite
Fedora linux does not give any further advice For the Apple / BSD world the man page suggests that the -n flag should never be used in a <batch> script openBSD/netBSD who normally are safety freaks do not even have the -n option Probably the expectation is to have the same behaviour as the hosting system Just follow the The Principle of Least Astonishment E PS… The man page You posted points to the rename function of the c library You should use man mv which is the usual command used for a rename unusual in the linux world for somebody to use the rename or the rmdir commands > On 12 Feb 2019, at 19:25, Erich Steinböck <erich.steinbo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Personally I think SysFileMove() should never overwrite an existing file
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