On 3/1/06, Sam Peterson <peabodyenator@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Here's some info to troubleshoot. Something weird is definitely going > on. That command should work. > > >From the move info page of mv: > > `--backup[=METHOD]' > *Note Backup options::. Make a backup of each file that would > otherwise be overwritten or removed. > > And in backup options: > > `-b' > `--backup[=METHOD]' > Make a backup of each file that would otherwise be overwritten or > removed. Without this option, the original versions are destroyed. > Use METHOD to determine the type of backups to make. When this > option is used but METHOD is not specified, then the value of the > `VERSION_CONTROL' environment variable is used. And if > `VERSION_CONTROL' is not set, the default backup type is > `existing'. > > Note that the short form of this option, `-b' does not accept any > argument. Using `-b' is equivalent to using `--backup=existing'. > > This option corresponds to the Emacs variable `version-control'; > the values for METHOD are the same as those used in Emacs. This > option also accepts more descriptive names. The valid METHODs are > (unique abbreviations are accepted): > > `none' > `off' > Never make backups. > > `numbered' > `t' > Always make numbered backups. > > `existing' > `nil' > Make numbered backups of files that already have them, simple > backups of the others. > > `simple' > `never' > Always make simple backups. Please note `never' is not to be > confused with `none'. > > > `-S SUFFIX' > `--suffix=SUFFIX' > Append SUFFIX to each backup file made with `-b'. If this option > is not specified, the value of the `SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX' > environment variable is used. And if `SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX' is not > set, the default is `~', just as in Emacs. > > `--version-control=METHOD' > This option is obsolete and will be removed in a future release. > It has been replaced with `--backup' > > Keep in mind there is a setting that hides backup files in the "ls" > command. Is that on? Via a shell alias perhaps? > > >From the info page of ls: > > `-B' > `--ignore-backups' > Do not list files that end with `~', unless they are given on the > command line. > > The clobber setting of bash's doesn't effect mv. > > >From the bash info page under the set command: > > `noclobber' > Same as `-C'. > > [...] > > `-C' > Prevent output redirection using `>', `>&', and `<>' from > overwriting existing files. > > > HTH Thanks. Of course, I did read the man page and came across that. Dotan Cohen http://ie-only.com
