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> From: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
> Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 12:24:56 -0600 (CST)
> 
> > I think you already have those covered.  Fileutils might be a
> > first-priority addition, but given the lack of complaints, I'm not
> > sure even in that.
> 
> mv is obviously broken if the destination exists; touch is broken setting
> times; rm can nuke your disk.

touch is almost never called to change the time stamps, and rm nuking
the disk needs a combination of very rare circumstances.  That's why
we didn't hear complaints, I guess.

> By the way, we really need some compatibility 
> environment variable (or something) to allow uname in 2.04 to provide
> 2.03 behavior ... 

Why?  What is the problem?