Re^2: How does rename() work on read-only files?

... you can rename the file

I agree, but I wonder why the foo's inode is not preserved after the rename() step, even though the documentation says so.

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Re^3: How does rename() work on read-only files? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 11, 2018 at 18:14 UTC
You are mistaken. `rename` doesn't change what file (inode) the name points to. (I've updated my earlier comment to show the inode numbers.)	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: How does rename() work on read-only files? by j41r (Beadle) on Dec 12, 2018 at 00:17 UTC
So do you agree with hippo here that the new inode numbers for `alpha/foo*` in the linked doc are in error? Was it the original behaviour of perl in the past, when the author wrote it? The author did a good job explaining it so it's hard to believe it's a mistake. Oh, I almost forget it. Thank you ikegami for your answers.	[reply] [d/l]