[Bug 1364082] [NEW] mv (1) man page missing info on behavior with existing target directories

[jhansonxi]

Public bug reported:

mv <source>/* <target> will not move <source>/<subdir> to
<target>/<subdir> if the latter already exists.  The --force option does
not override this behavior.  Ref: http://askubuntu.com/questions/269775
/mv-directory-not-empty

** Affects: coreutils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: manpage

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Title:
  mv (1) man page missing info on behavior with existing target
  directories

Status in “coreutils” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  mv <source>/* <target> will not move <source>/<subdir> to
  <target>/<subdir> if the latter already exists.  The --force option
  does not override this behavior.  Ref:
  http://askubuntu.com/questions/269775/mv-directory-not-empty

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