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failed assertion bug in mv 4.0x


From: Peter Selinger
Subject: failed assertion bug in mv 4.0x
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 09:14:40 -0500 (EST)

address@hidden /]# mv /usr/share/doc/ /usr/local/usr.share.doc
mv: basename.c:67: base_name: Assertion `all_slashes || *(p - 1) != '/'' failed.
Abort (core dumped)
address@hidden /]# mv --version
mv (GNU fileutils) 4.0x
Written by Mike Parker, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.

Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

This is the second time I have come across this particular failed
assertion, usually while moving a very large directory from one
partition to another. The failed assertion happens just after the
directory contents have been copied, but before the old copy is
deleted. -- Peter






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