Does mv on a FAT filesystem actually rename or does it copy and delete?

Chris Green cl at isbd.net
Sat Feb 3 09:50:31 UTC 2018


I want to rename some picture files on a mounted digital camera
filesystem.  It is a VFAT filesystem.

If I rename one of the files using 'mv <xxxx.yyy>' will the file
*actually* be renamed by changing the directory entry only or will
mv copy the file to one with the new name and then delete the old one? 

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Chris Green




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