view build-aux/move-if-change @ 14204:704f7895eef0 stable release-3-6-0 release-3.6.0

Version 3.6.0 released. * configure.ac (AC_INIT): Version is now 3.6.0. (OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER): Now 48. (OCTAVE_RELEASE_DATE): Now 2012-01-15.
author John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
date Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:02:42 -0500
parents b67c2d580a25
children 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
    rm -f $1
  else
    mv -f $1 $2
  fi
else
  mv -f $1 $2
fi