From: "trans.  (T. Onoma)" <transami@...>
Date: 2004-12-23T13:12:17+09:00
Subject: Re: All I want to do is move a directory :(

On Wednesday 22 December 2004 08:04 pm, Minero Aoki wrote:
| It depends on what is the *correct* behavior.
| At least GNU mv does not overwrite directory:
|
|   % find
|   .
|   ./trash
|   ./trash/a
|   ./trash/a/test
|   ./a
|   ./a/test
|   ./a/test2
|   % mv a trash
|   mv: cannot overwrite directory `trash/a'
|   % mv -f a trash
|   mv: cannot overwrite directory `trash/a'
|   % find
|   .
|   ./trash
|   ./trash/a
|   ./trash/a/test
|   ./a
|   ./a/test
|   ./a/test2
|   %
|
| In my opinion, :force option ensures only that #mv does not
| raise exception, it does not imply continuing process.
|

Hmm. I thought for sure -f overwrote, but indeed you are right. So that means 
one must perform a 'rm -r' first? If so that's really bad, as it is a much 
more dangerous way to have to go about it. If the wrong directory name got in 
there it could spell the end of one's machine :(  Is there no way to simply 
(and truly) _force_ a move?

Thanks,
T.