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use new string_value method to handle value extraction errors * dirfns.cc, file-io.cc, gammainc.cc, help.cc, load-path.cc, octave-link.cc, qz.cc, regexp.cc, strfns.cc, syscalls.cc, time.cc, variables.cc: Use new string_value method.
author John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
date Thu, 08 Oct 2015 19:00:51 -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