From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: Radon Rosborough <radon.neon@gmail.com>,
emacs-devel <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Rename, delete and move current buffer and file
Date: Fri, 11 May 2018 09:31:27 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <878t8q6434.fsf@linux-m68k.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvefijchn9.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (Stefan Monnier's message of "Thu, 10 May 2018 17:49:36 -0400")
On Mai 10 2018, Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA> wrote:
> It's not atomic on any POSIX system, AFAIK: it first creates a second
> name with `link` and then deletes the old name with `unlink`.
That method has been obsolete for decades. POSIX requires rename to be
atomic.
Andreas.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-05-11 7:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 33+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-05-07 13:58 Rename, delete and move current buffer and file Jarosław Rzeszótko
2018-05-07 14:53 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-05-07 16:20 ` Jarosław Rzeszótko
2018-05-07 17:01 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-05-07 17:47 ` Jarosław Rzeszótko
2018-05-08 1:28 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-05-08 7:05 ` Jarosław Rzeszótko
2018-05-09 12:28 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-05-09 18:12 ` Radon Rosborough
2018-05-09 22:44 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-05-10 17:01 ` Radon Rosborough
2018-05-10 21:49 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-05-11 7:31 ` Andreas Schwab [this message]
2018-05-11 15:33 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-05-11 15:45 ` Paul Eggert
2018-05-11 16:06 ` Clément Pit-Claudel
2018-05-11 16:14 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-05-09 23:50 ` Van L
2018-05-10 5:37 ` Jarosław Rzeszótko
2018-05-10 13:18 ` Van L
2018-05-10 8:20 ` Amit Ramon
2018-05-10 8:59 ` Phil Sainty
2018-05-10 16:04 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-05-07 18:20 ` Andreas Schwab
2018-05-08 1:28 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-05-07 15:28 ` Yuri Khan
2018-05-07 16:20 ` Jarosław Rzeszótko
2018-05-09 11:46 ` Tino Calancha
2018-05-07 15:29 ` Andreas Röhler
2018-05-07 15:38 ` Andreas Röhler
2018-05-10 0:46 ` net june
2018-05-11 6:26 ` Andreas Röhler
2018-05-11 16:10 ` net june
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