attila <att...@stalphonsos.com> wrote: > Hi tech@, > > I frequently want to move a file from one place to another and shred > the original via the rm(1) -P option. On several occasions I have > forgotten about wanting to shred the original file when using mv(1) > instead (out of habit) and ended up losing the ability to do so easily > because mv(1) unlinks the original in the cross-filesystem case. > > This patch adds a -P option to mv(1) that does the same thing rm -P > does in all the cases where it would normally just unlink the source > file. > > Maybe someone else has shared my "d'oh!" moment after typing mv? > Maybe this isn't worth it and should just be dealt with using a shell > alias, but to me this feels cleaner. > > Feedback most welcome as always.
over my dead body. this is about 500 meters below the bar for adding a new option.
