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
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Misleading error message with mv and existing directories
https://launchpad.net/bugs/71174
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