Renaming a file to the name of a current directory moves it there #399
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The same happens with the creation of symlink and likely copy / pasting. |
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We rename in Files by moving the file to the new filename but when this is a directory `mv` moves the file to that directory instead. This is quite logical in a shell but not in a GUI, there it is unexpected behaviour. Closes: cockpit-project#399
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We rename in Files by moving the file to the new filename but when this is a directory `mv` moves the file to that directory instead. This is quite logical in a shell but not in a GUI, there it is unexpected behaviour. Furthermore when renaming an existing file we replace it, that is unexpected as well and should be possible but in the first place should warn. Closes: cockpit-project#399
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We rename in Files by moving the file to the new filename but when this is a directory `mv` moves the file to that directory instead. This is quite logical in a shell but not in a GUI, there it is unexpected behaviour. Related: cockpit-project#399
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We rename in Files by moving the file to the new filename but when this is a directory `mv` moves the file to that directory instead. This is quite logical in a shell but not in a GUI, there it is unexpected behaviour. Related: #399
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