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-rw-r--r--bin/mv/mv.c23
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/bin/mv/mv.c b/bin/mv/mv.c
index 009ce51..7044a81 100644
--- a/bin/mv/mv.c
+++ b/bin/mv/mv.c
@@ -210,14 +210,25 @@ do_move(char *from, char *to)
struct statfs sfs;
char path[PATH_MAX];
- /* Can't mv(1) a mount point. */
- if (realpath(from, path) == NULL) {
- warnx("cannot resolve %s: %s", from, path);
+ /*
+ * If the source is a symbolic link and is on another
+ * filesystem, it can be recreated at the destination.
+ */
+ if (lstat(from, &sb) == -1) {
+ warn("%s", from);
return (1);
}
- if (!statfs(path, &sfs) && !strcmp(path, sfs.f_mntonname)) {
- warnx("cannot rename a mount point");
- return (1);
+ if (!S_ISLNK(sb.st_mode)) {
+ /* Can't mv(1) a mount point. */
+ if (realpath(from, path) == NULL) {
+ warnx("cannot resolve %s: %s", from, path);
+ return (1);
+ }
+ if (!statfs(path, &sfs) &&
+ !strcmp(path, sfs.f_mntonname)) {
+ warnx("cannot rename a mount point");
+ return (1);
+ }
}
} else {
warn("rename %s to %s", from, to);
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