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bug#69532: mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to -t/-T/default
From: |
Karel Zak |
Subject: |
bug#69532: mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to -t/-T/default |
Date: |
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 11:22:57 +0100 |
On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 11:53:05PM +0100, Bernhard Voelker wrote:
> On userland OTOH, we have broader choice.
> Karel did his choice in util-linux for exch(1), and coreutils could expose
> the same functionality.
>
> For other feature requests, we were much more reluctant in coreutils ... for
> good reasons: feature bloat, maintainability, etc.
>
> So I'm asking myself what is different this time?
> - The feature already exists -> util-linux.
Note that we can move exch(1) from util-linux to coreutils if, at the
end of the brainstorming session, the conclusion will be that mv(1) is
a bad choice :-)
> I'm currently only 20:80 for adding it to mv(1).
I think the functionality will be lost in the mv(1) for many users.
Karel
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Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
http://karelzak.blogspot.com
- bug#69532: mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to -t/-T/default, (continued)
- bug#69532: mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to -t/-T/default, Bernhard Voelker, 2024/03/20
- bug#69532: mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to -t/-T/default, Paul Eggert, 2024/03/20
- bug#69532: mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to -t/-T/default, Bernhard Voelker, 2024/03/20
- bug#69532: mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to -t/-T/default, Paul Eggert, 2024/03/20
- bug#69532: mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to -t/-T/default, Bernhard Voelker, 2024/03/21
- bug#69532: mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to -t/-T/default, Paul Eggert, 2024/03/22
- bug#69532: mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to -t/-T/default, Bernhard Voelker, 2024/03/23
- bug#69532: mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to -t/-T/default,
Karel Zak <=
- bug#69532: mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to -t/-T/default, Bernhard Voelker, 2024/03/23
- bug#69532: mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to -t/-T/default, Rob Landley, 2024/03/20
- bug#69532: mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to -t/-T/default, Rob Landley, 2024/03/05
bug#69532: mv's new -x option should be made orthogonal to -t/-T/default, Petr Malat, 2024/03/05