From: bairstow@copland.psu.edu (Steven Bairstow) Subject: Behavior of mv (was Re: Bug in 'msdos' file system?) Date: 24 Feb 1993 06:59:10 GMT
In article <1993Feb23.201922.5491@nwnexus.WA.COM> danubius@halcyon.com (Joseph R. Pannon) writes:
>
>Without knowing the internals too well, my sense is telling me that it's
>a BAD IDEA to move files between two file systems, especially between as
>different ones as Linux and DOS has. In cases like that the files
>probably should be copied, not moved because I imagine mv leaves the
>actual data in place and only relinks directory pointers to that data.
>
>...
>
>Anyway, when in doubt, do cp and rm; that should always work.
I do hope that this is not the case. mv should not just move the directory
across any file systems, especially not file systems of different types.
If this is the case, it is not the users fault, mv is severely broken.
If it is not the case, ignore this message.
Steve
-- Steven A. Bairstow * "There ain't no rules around here! InternNet : bairstow@copland.psu.edu * We're trying to accomplish something!" BitNet : sab139 at psuvm.psu.edu * - Thomas Edison WWIV-Net : 216 @8450 *