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Re: add an mv protection ?

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From: Patrick Börjesson <psycho@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: add an mv protection ?
Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 12:06:12 +0200
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On 2006-05-03 11:40, Marc Chantreux uttered these thoughts:
> imagine this case :
> 
> % echo *
> a.pl b.pl
> % mkdir old
> % mv *pl
> 
> Here, i forget the target ( old ). The result is :
> 
> mv a.pl b.pl
> 
> i've lost the b.pl content!
> 
> is there a way to hook this case and ask a confirmation ?

from "man mv":
  -i     Prompt for confirmation when destination exists.  (In case  both
         -f and -i are given, the last one given takes effect.)

Regards,
 Patrick Börjesson

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