mv: gnu test case `part-hardlink` compatibility
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Description
This GNU test checks that when mv moves files between partitions, it preserves the hard links.
for example
mkdir dir
touch dir/file
ln dir/file dir/link
mv dir /dev/shm
ls -i /dev/shm/dir
in gnu's implementation, this would give us something like
5018 file 5018 link
notice the inodes are the same, but in uu-mv the inodes would differ
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Research direction
Start by locating the mv implementation and its cross-partition handling, then compare its behavior with the GNU part-hardlink test and the shell reproduction in this issue. Done means moving a directory across partitions preserves the shared inode for the original file and hard link, as shown by matching ls -i output.
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- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
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- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- 45/100