Bug 7555 - RFE: make it possible to override existing files with 'rename'
Summary: RFE: make it possible to override existing files with 'rename'
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Samba 3.5
Classification: Unclassified
Component: SMB2 (show other bugs)
Version: 3.5.4
Hardware: Other Linux
: P3 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jeremy Allison
QA Contact: Samba QA Contact
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Reported: 2010-07-05 12:33 UTC by Enrico Scholz
Modified: 2010-07-05 12:33 UTC (History)
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Description Enrico Scholz 2010-07-05 12:33:50 UTC 
It would be nice when the 'rename' commands can override existing files; e.g. so that 'rename -f new old' expands to 'rm old; rename new old' when 'new' exists.  

This condition is important because it prevents the removal of 'old' when 'new' could not be created in a previous operation.