Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!helios.physics.utoronto.ca!radio.astro.utoronto.ca!radio.astro!brian From: brian@radio.astro.utoronto.ca (Brian Glendenning) Subject: unicos, mv, and directories Message-ID: Sender: brian@radio.astro.utoronto.ca (Brian Glendenning) Organization: Radio Astronomy, Univeristy of Toronto Date: 29 Dec 89 22:43:03 I noticed that on a cray X-MP under unicos mkdir a b mv a b fails, while it works on the only other sysV'ish machine I have access to (an iris from sgi). Is this a sysV restriction or a unicos restriction, and what is the reason for it (if it's a unicos restriction I'd expect it has something to do with keeping the fs fast or unfragmented, but I'd be curious for more details). Picayunely yours, -- Brian Glendenning - Radio astronomy, University of Toronto brian@radio.astro.utoronto.ca uunet!utai!radio!brian glendenn@utorphys.bitnet