[Bugs] #481 UNSP: mv command in Terminal (and Sugar console) removes files when move unsuccessful

SugarLabs Bugs bugtracker-noreply at sugarlabs.org
Thu Mar 5 04:23:02 EST 2009


#481: mv command in Terminal (and Sugar console) removes files when move
unsuccessful
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    Reporter:  smiller                    |          Owner:  sayamindu                  
        Type:  defect                     |         Status:  new                        
    Priority:  Unspecified by Maintainer  |      Milestone:  Unspecified by Release Team
   Component:  Terminal                   |        Version:  Unspecified                
    Severity:  Unspecified                |       Keywords:                             
Distribution:  Unspecified                |   Status_field:  Unconfimed                 
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 When using the 'mv' to move files in the Sugar Terminal (or console), mv
 deletes the files being moved even if the transfer is unsuccessful. This
 was discovered when a USB drive was mounted read-only, and the mv command
 was used to transfer files. Every file was listed as unsuccessful due to
 lack of permissions (as expected). After re-mounting the drive with as
 'rw', the files that were "moved" were gone. The 'mv' command removed
 them, even after completing unsuccessfully.

 'mv' should be fixed to only delete the files after a successful move.

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.sugarlabs.org/ticket/481>
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