On Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 04:41:22PM -0800, Alan M Wright wrote: > Nicolas Williams wrote: > >That cannot mean that we can't make the system usable. > > True but, when there are options, it is important to choose one > that is appropriate to your requirements. If you choose an > inappropriate option, making symptomatic changes to compensate > seems unlikely to lead to a favorable end result. > > So, for example, your idea for the addition of a rename(1) command > as a general solution is fine but I wouldn't support a change to > mv(1) on the basis being discussed because, by definition, mv(1) > should not proceed when the source and target represent the same > file.
Once you've left the realm of POSIX, why not? That's a question for the standards experts, and for the ARC. rename(1) is desirable for other reasons. _______________________________________________ storage-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/storage-discuss
