Re: bin/44246: enhance mv to work better with xargs

[schnoebe%netbsd.org@localhost (Eric Schnoebelen)]

The following reply was made to PR bin/44246; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: schnoebe%netbsd.org@localhost (Eric Schnoebelen)
To: tech-userlevel%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: bin/44246: enhance mv to work better with xargs
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:41:23 -0600

 As I see it, there are two solutions for this PR.
 
 (a) close it with a reference to xargs(1), and the -I/-J flags.
 
     xargs(1) since 5.0 have the -I/-J flags, 4.x and prior do not.
     (but 4.x and prior are no longer supported.)
 
 (b) make the proposed change.
 
     At least one user has suggested the feature would be useful
     outside the context of xargs(1).
 
 (a) would be easier for me, as I wouldn't need to make the promised
 corresponding changes to cp(1) and ln(1).
 
 Other thoughts?
 
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