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From: blarson@dianne.usc.edu (bob larson)
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Subject: Re: mv, free software, and c news for osk
Keywords: os9 unix utilities
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Date: 27 Aug 90 00:08:08 GMT
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In message <3300@rwthinf.UUCP> krischan@strange.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Christian Engel) writes:
>There is a bug in I$Rename: if you move a file on a big RBF device (more
>than about 30 MByte) with a high LSN of the file descriptor, my sytem
>hangs. The utilities are still a little bit strange in error reports
>and handling access permissions.

In message <3345@rwthinf.UUCP>  krischan@strange.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Christian Engel) writes:
>In article <26712@usc.edu> blarson@dianne.usc.edu (bob larson) writes:
>>The only problem I have noticed is when I tried to mv a directory into
>>a subdirectory of itself...
>
>Try my mv/ln. It works: in the case you explain it returns with an error!

Make up your mind.  Either your program doens't work on half my disk,
making it totaly useless, or it does.  My mv only fails when asked to
to something rediculous, which I only let the superuser attempt.  (The
next version, if and when, will fix this problem.)  I realy need to get my
bigger disk working, I'm running out of room and I don't even have a
newsfeed yet.  (A full usenet feed is 13 Megabytes a day!)

Speaking of usenet, I've got most of c news and rn working.  I'll be
asking for beta-test volenteers real soon now.
-- 
Bob Larson (blars)	blarson@usc.edu			usc!blarson
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