On Fri, 8 Aug 2014, gregrwm wrote: >> if the rename fails mv blithely barrels into copying any volume of data > > using rename happily averts ever inadvertently copying files, it errors > out instead. if asked i'll be happy to post my mv-like bash function > that uses rename. (what works best to post code and avoid line breaks? > attach? html blockquote?) (markdown philosophy looks compelling, but > sadly it doesn't look like a markdown formatted blockquote would survive > simple email.) It's just a function? Is it long? You should be able to send it in plain text email, but if it's long or has long lines, I'd make it a plain text attachment. Mike