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From: cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill)
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Subject: Re: mv'ing files from a C program
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Date: 24 Nov 90 12:34:22 GMT
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In article <1990Nov21.061700.20005@mercury.cair.du.edu> rwelch@diana.cair.du.edu (RANDY S WELCH) writes:
>Isn't invoking a shell a bit much to mv a file when you can
>link(2)/unlink(2)?  

Yes it is.  However, if the files are not on the same file system you 
cannot do a link/unlink.  The fork/exec of mv was the last of three 
examples of how you could do the move without having to have your program
explicitly copy the file (requirement of original poster).

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