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From: rbj@icst-cmr.arpa (Root Boy Jim)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: stupidity in directory management?
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Date: Fri, 28-Aug-87 17:09:08 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 28 17:09:08 1987
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   From: der Mouse <mouse@mcgill-vision.uucp>
   Great poslfit, what's wrong with

   cd (parent of jumbo)
   mkdir teensy
   mv jumbo/* teensy
   rmdir jumbo
   mv teensy jumbo

   which works durn near everywhere?

Does it really? I thought TPC had problems moving directory names outside
of their parent directory, or have they fixed that already?

   From: Steve Alter <sa@ttidca.TTI.COM>
   
   Now the problem with all of these is that the new directory has no
   guarantee that its mode/ownerships will match the old one!
   
Good point. How about:

	mkdir teeny
	mv jumbo/* teeny
	mv teeny/* jumbo
	rmdir teeny

With the same caveats about the `dotfiles' that der Mouse mentioned.

	(Root Boy) Jim Cottrell	<rbj@icst-cmr.arpa>
	National Bureau of Standards
	Flamer's Hotline: (301) 975-5688