"Gary Argraves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
> �� There seems to be a�'mv' bug where it prefers the -i to follow the --reply=
> no option switch.My system is RedHat Linux ver 9.0.
> �� mv -vi --reply=no f1 f2����� # will incorrectly write over f2
> �� however,
> �� mv -v --reply=no -i f1 f2��� # will correctly NOT write over f2

Thanks for the report, but this is not a bug.

It may appear misleading, but notice that the documentation
says -i is equivalent to --reply=query.

That means your first command is equivalent to

  mv -v --reply=query --reply=no f1 f2

and since the latter --reply option takes precedence
(canceling the -i), mv performs the requested rename.


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