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Diffstat (limited to 'NEWS')
| -rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 9 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*- ** Changes in behavior - mv no longer supports moving a file to a hardlink, as currently that - is only supported through unlinking the source file. That's racy - in the presence of multiple mv instances, which could result in both - hardlinks being deleted. This feature was added in coreutils-5.0.1. + mv no longer supports moving a file to a hardlink, instead issuing an error. + The implementation was susceptible to races in the presence of multiple mv + instances, which could result in both hardlinks being deleted. Also on case + insensitive file systems like HFS, mv would just remove a hardlinked 'file' + if called like `mv file File`. The feature was added in coreutils-5.0.1. ** Improvements |