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Re: mv: overwrite `/etc/lilo.conf', overriding mode 0644?
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Dan Hipschman |
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Re: mv: overwrite `/etc/lilo.conf', overriding mode 0644? |
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Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:11:16 -0700 |
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Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) |
On Thu, Jun 14, 2007 at 06:18:38AM +0800, Dan Jacobson 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
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> 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.
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> cp doesn't have the message. Ah ha! See?
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> mv (GNU coreutils) 5.97
Seems you've brought this up before:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2007-03/msg00130.html