rename and chmod (was: cp -p)

[Wouter Oosterveld]

>Now, from a logical point of view, why moving a file into a directory
doesn't fall into the "created into them" case?

Because (if on the same filesystem) you don't create a new file. You
just link the file in the destination dir and unlink the file from the
source dir.

Regards,

Wouter

2008/2/8, Pietro Cerutti <gahr at gahr.ch>:
> Ok, my view is getting clearer ;-)
>
>
> my problem in understanding the semantics of mv, cp -p and the rename(2)
> function seems to be related to the terminology used in chmod(1) man page.
>
> This is the explanation of setuid (the same holds for setgid):
>
> "Directories with this bit set will force all files and subdirectories
> created in them to be owned by the directory owner and not by the uid of
> the creating process, if the underlying file system supports this feature"
>
> Now, from a logical point of view, why moving a file into a directory
> doesn't fall into the "created into them" case?
>
>
> --
> Pietro Cerutti
>
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