Re: does mv need a --context=CTX (-Z) option, too?

[Daniel J Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com>]

Casey Schaufler wrote:
> --- Daniel J Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com> wrote:
>
>
>   
>> I agree cp should not need this qualifier.  It
>> should either be preserve 
>> or get the new default context.
>>     
>
> Classic Unix philosophy is that mv maintains
> attributes (moves an object) while cp does
> not (creates a new object) except as explicitly
> requested. Hence, it's OK for cp to have this
> option but not mv. If anything, mv might have
> an option that only allows the move if all
> attributes can be maintained.
>   
I am saying cp should not have a qualified where you specify the 
context.  It should either default to the ordinary system behaviour or 
if preserve is set try to maintain the file context.

Since cp does not have a -mode= or -owner= it probably should not have a 
-context=
>
>
> Casey Schaufler
> casey@schaufler-ca.com
>   


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