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Re: move all files also with no extension via shell command
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Re: move all files also with no extension via shell command


  • Subject: Re: move all files also with no extension via shell command
  • From: Gnarlodious <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 12:38:15 -0600

Entity Christopher Nebel spoke thus:

>> As long as you're moving files within the same filesystem, the mv
>> command WILL preserve the resource fork.
>>
>> However, if you're moving across filesystems, mv winds up calling
>> cp behind the scenes, so the resource fork is lost.
> Unless you're using Tiger, in which case cp does the right thing.

Well darnit, that means we can no longer use cp to strip resource fork &
metadata.

-- Gnarlie



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