On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Matthew Walker <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> My gut says probably not, since a 'replace' is usually just a 'delete and
> create',
> unless you're doing it by modifying the contents of the file. (And some
> programs do the
> same thing for saving, so that they're atomic.)
>
> Not exactly the same as a delete and create, unless Samba handles it
differently.

I was curious when I saw this, so I created a directory  that my user has
read and execute, but not write (so I can't create files). I then created a
file in that directory that I can read and write. I am able to edit that
file, save changes, etc, but I cannot delete it or move it.

-Eric

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