Re: mv: overwrite `/etc/lilo.conf', overriding mode 0644?

[James Youngman]

On 6/13/07, Dan Jacobson <address@hidden> wrote:
> $ mv /etc/motd /etc/lilo.conf
> mv: overwrite `/etc/lilo.conf', overriding mode 0644? y
> mv: cannot move `/etc/motd' to `/etc/lilo.conf': Permission denied
>
> I would skip the first message, as isn't there no point in asking, as
> it is bound to fail. No?  Yes, one could use mv -f.
>
> cp doesn't have the message. Ah ha! See?
>
> mv (GNU coreutils) 5.97

Thanks for the bug report, but 5.97 is very close to a year old.
You're wasting your time testing it, I think, because many changes
have been made since then.  Please try a recent version of coreutils.

(More generally, before reporting a bug in any piece of software, it
is advisabel to verify that you are using a recent version).

James.