renaming with mv over existing file leaves .cyg000000xyz files behind

[Marco Atzeri]

On 13.01.2022 17:53, Ronald Hoogenboom wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Renaming with mv over existing file leaves .cyg000000xyz files behind
> I have noticed this when renaming on a smb mounted directory (AKA network drive).
> cygwin version: 3.2.0(0.340/5/3)
> windows version: Server 2012 R2
> mv version: (GNU coreutils) 8.26-2
> samba server version: 3.0.33 (RHEL5)
> 
> Regards,
> Ronald.
> 

it looks like a AntiVirus or other BLODA

https://cygwin.com/faq/faq.html#faq.using.bloda

is interfering with your installation.
Probably they are blocking the file while Cygwin try to remove the
temporary one.



Regards
Marco