Re: [Bug-fileutils] "mv" command -- Unexpected Behavior on Linux

[Steve Kann]

On Wed, Sep 20, 2000 at 11:39:12AM -0400, Lenny Mastrototaro wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 20, 2000 at 09:21:27AM +0200, Jim Meyering wrote:
> > Thanks for the report.
> > There is a bug in mv from fileutils-4.0 that would strike
> > when moving a directory into itself.
> >
> > You mention 4.0p.  However, not all of the reports in this thread
> > appear to be using that version.  In particular, this message
> >   mv: web/web/d1: won't create hard link `web/web' to directory `(null)'
> > must have been produced by an earlier version (probably 4.0).
> 
> Jim,
> 
> As you suspect, I was using:
> 
>     $ mv --version
>     
>         mv (GNU fileutils) 4.0 
>     
> which is what `ships' with Redhat Linux 6.1 in the rpm fileutils-4.0-8.
> Redhat Linux 6.2 ships with 4.0 as well in the rpm fileutils-4.0-21.

Actually, RedHat's 6.2 uses 4.0p, which is the version I had:

        address@hidden:~/work/MS/docu0010 $ rpm -q fileutils
        fileutils-4.0-21

        address@hidden:~/work/MS/docu0010 $ mv --version
        mv (GNU fileutils) 4.0p
        Written by Mike Parker, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.

Thanks again, Jim, for the quick response!

-SteveK

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