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Use only ln, display error messages in stderr

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eeva 2016-03-19 18:43:01 +01:00
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commit d4d3289216
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scripts/prefix/bin/mvln
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@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ fi
STATE="$STATE1$STATE2"
case $STATE in
[89]* )
echo "$F1 is not a proper file (or a non-existent one)"
echo "Note that only regular files and directories are allowed"
>&2 echo "$F1 is not a proper file (or a non-existent one)"
>&2 echo "Note that only regular files and directories are allowed"
exit $STATE
;;
*[89] )
echo "$F2 can not be created (containing directory does not exist)"
echo "or exists already (refusing to overwrite)"
>&2 echo "$F2 can not be created (containing directory does not exist)"
>&2 echo "or exists already (refusing to overwrite)"
exit $STATE
;;
[01]0 ) # file or dir to an existing dir
@ -68,7 +68,5 @@ esac
#echo $DEGUB
# Step 4: eventually act upon gathered knowledge ###############################
mv $PATH1 $PATH2
cd $(dirname $PATH1)
ln -s $PATH2 $(basename $PATH1)
ln $PATH1 $PATH2 # Hard link to new location (fast!)
ln -sf $PATH2 $PATH1 # Soft link back to old location