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authorwosch <wosch@FreeBSD.org>1996-02-18 18:44:58 +0000
committerwosch <wosch@FreeBSD.org>1996-02-18 18:44:58 +0000
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parentad8b686ee4868d4d62e9deb5c9d8b799888cc8dc (diff)
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option -f and -i are exclusive
all flag variables initialized with zero respond `Y' is equal to `y' update usage string prompt only if source exist ignore -i option if file descriptor stdin not refers to a valid terminal type device
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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/bin/mv/mv.1 b/bin/mv/mv.1
index 01c0f2b..eb9634f 100644
--- a/bin/mv/mv.1
+++ b/bin/mv/mv.1
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" @(#)mv.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93
-.\" $Id: mv.1,v 1.2 1994/09/24 02:56:06 davidg Exp $
+.\" $Id: mv.1,v 1.3 1995/08/15 19:44:39 joerg Exp $
.\"
.Dd May 31, 1993
.Dt MV 1
@@ -77,17 +77,25 @@ The following options are available:
Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting the destination
path.
(The
-.Fl i
-option is ignored if the
.Fl f
-option is specified.)
+option overrides any previous
+.Fl i
+options.)
.It Fl i
Causes
.Nm mv
to write a prompt to standard error before moving a file that would
overwrite an existing file.
-If the response from the standard input begins with the character ``y'',
+If the response from the standard input begins with the character
+.Sq Li y
+or
+.Sq Li Y ,
the move is attempted.
+(The
+.Fl i
+option overrides any previous
+.Fl f
+options.)
.El
.Pp
It is an error for either the
@@ -121,6 +129,7 @@ The
utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr cp 1 ,
+.Xr rm 1 ,
.Xr symlink 7
.Sh STANDARDS
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