Hi,

Alan B. Pearce wrote:
>> Uhm... are you sure that MOVE is atomic??? On ntfs and fat32? I
>> seriously doubt of this... and this can be, rarely, a problem!
>> We are speaking on m$ file systems...
>>     
>
> It certainly takes less time than copying a file, because the only thing 
> that moves is the directory entry. The file itself stays in the same 
> position on the disk.
>
> Now whether or not the new directory entry is written, with its pointers 
> intact before deleting the old entry is another matter I do not have info 
> about. 
>   
the point is that "atomic" is not a neutral word, have a precise meaning.
If he would say "move is fast" or "move is simpler" that is ok.
But "atomic"...

PS: i'm sorry but my english is very bad and i'm not able to argoment so 
well...
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