Your bug report #9813: rm -rf calls rmdir() prior to close(), which can fail which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 9813@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 9813: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=9813 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems