On 2021/03/10 19:15, Kaz Kylheku (Coreutils) wrote:
Me too; but that doesn't validate the arguments like Emilio wants. E.g. mv --dry-run existing-file nonexistent-dir/ # error mv --dry-run nonexistent-object somewhere # error mv --dry-run object /another/filesystem # diagnostic
--- True, it puts the onus of validation in the script, under control of the user rather than on the various individual programs that the user wants changed.