GNU bug report logs - #10679
mv --backup=numbered should perform an atomic update

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:34:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: mv --backup=numbered should perform an atomic update
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:33:20 +0100

Since I'm closing the related ticket in which this was raised,
here's a new one:

In http://bugs.gnu.org/6960, Anders Kaseorg noted that
'mv --backup=numbered ...' does not perform an atomic update.
It should.
Severity set to 'wishlist' from 'normal' Request was from Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:21:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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