[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [Tahoe-LAFS] #2447: `tahoe cp alias1:dir1/fname alias1:dir2/fname .` overwrites one of the files

[Tahoe-LAFS]

#2447: `tahoe cp alias1:dir1/fname alias1:dir2/fname .` overwrites one of the
files
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     Reporter:  zooko              |      Owner:
         Type:  defect             |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal             |  Milestone:  1.11.0
    Component:  code-frontend-cli  |    Version:  1.10.0
   Resolution:                     |   Keywords:  tahoe-cp error
Launchpad Bug:                     |
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Changes (by daira):

 * keywords:  tahoe-cp => tahoe-cp error
 * milestone:  undecided => 1.11.0


Comment:

 I think the Linux behaviour and error message is confusing -- I don't see
 how it's better to write the first file than to write the second file.

 I think we should instead not write any file, and say in the error message
 that we haven't done so because there are duplicate filenames.

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Ticket URL: <https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/ticket/2447#comment:2>
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