> I would like to report a bug for the mv command.
Thank your for your report. It is most appreciated. However what you
have seen is not a bug but normal program behavior.
> I wanted to set an alias for mv in the .bashrc file, but the
> parameter -i for the mv command didnīt work. I tryed to type mv -i
> [file] [new filename] for itself and it still didnīt ask me if I
> would like to change my file name or not. It just changed it without
> asking.
> So the parameter '-i' didnīt work.
You have a misunderstanding of what the mv -i option does. It does
not prompt unless it is *overwriting* a file. The -i option is
documented in the online info pages for mv. Typing 'info mv' will
provide you with the documentation.
'mv --help' output:
-i, --interactive prompt before overwrite
'info mv' output:
`-i'
`--interactive'
Prompt whether to overwrite each existing destination file,
regardless of its permissions. If the response does not begin
with `y' or `Y', the file is skipped.
HP-UX 'man mv' output:
-i Causes mv to write a prompt to standard output
before moving a file that would overwrite an
existing file. If the response from the standard
input is affirmative, the file is moved if
permissions allow the move.
http://www.unix-systems.org/single_unix_specification_v2/xcu/mv.html docs:
-i Prompt for confirmation if the destination path exists.
All are in agreement that 'mv -i' only prompts if a file would be
overwritten.
Bob
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