Torsten Bögershausen <tboegi@xxxxxx> writes: > Thanks folks for digging - the patch makes both test cases pass. > Some official information: > > $ man mv > > on the both machines says > [snip] > If the destination path does not have a mode which permits writing, > mv prompts the user for confirmation as specified for the -i option. > > To summarize what I have at hand right now: > MacOs 11.7.10 fails t4216 and t5318, both pass under MacOs 13.6.6 > > But why doesn't `mv` not hang then ? It is a sensible choice for the command to assume a "safer" no and continuing rather than hanging, so that part is understandable. So presumably 13.6.6 has a working "mv" but their "man mv" is not updated to how the command actually works? In any case, let me declare victory and queue the patch I sent earlier. Thanks.
