Public bug reported: Binary package hint: coreutils
Steps to reproduce: mkdir -p a b/a touch b/a/foo mv a b Expected result: mv: cannot overwrite directory `b/a' Actual result: mv: cannot move `a' to a subdirectory of itself, `b/a' This is on edgy, kernel 2.6.17-10-generic, coreutils 5.96-5-ubuntu4 ** Affects: coreutils (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- Misleading error message with mv and existing directories https://launchpad.net/bugs/71174 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs