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eliminate more simple uses of error_state * dasrt.cc, debug.cc, find.cc, gammainc.cc, matrix_type.cc, ov-usr-fcn.cc, pt-assign.cc, pt-binop.cc: Eliminate simple uses of error_state.
author John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
date Mon, 05 Oct 2015 20:37:19 -0400
parents 5e50f25f245a
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#!/bin/sh
#
# Like mv $1 $2, but if the files are the same, just delete $1.
# Status is 0 if $2 is changed, 1 otherwise.

if test -r $2; then
  if cmp $1 $2 > /dev/null; then
    echo $2 is unchanged 1>&2
    rm -f $1
  else
    mv -f $1 $2
  fi
else
  mv -f $1 $2
fi