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Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 00:33:33 +0000
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Subject: Re: In praise of Plan 9: Plan 9 doesn't have true "mv"!
From: "Ember Sawady" <ecs@d2evs.net>
To: <noam@pixelhero.dev>, <safinaskar@gmail.com>,
 <~sircmpwn/public-inbox@lists.sr.ht>
X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett
References: <CAPnZJGBejeA+9APimVY6+HH=fWZJfW=QXJaOEK-JhhESRP+cSg@mail.gmail.com> <F85D67DA3ED8620FCA58EF75529278B9@pixelhero.dev>
In-Reply-To: <F85D67DA3ED8620FCA58EF75529278B9@pixelhero.dev>

On Tue Nov 22, 2022 at 1:31 AM UTC,  wrote:
> Renames are supported, but only within the same file system. They're not =
supported in _every_ case by mv(1) (currently, only within the same folder)=
, but in principle it can be done. The main problem is that it's hard to kn=
ow if two different folders are on the same file system.

Seems to me that you could just try the fast rename and fall back to a
copy if it fails, what's the reason that doesn't work?