GNU bug report logs - #12339
Bug: rm -fr . doesn't dir depth first deletion yet it is documented to do so.

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Linda Walsh <coreutils <at> tlinx.org>

Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:34:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Assaf Gordon <assafgordon <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: "Alan Curry" <pacman-cu <at> kosh.dhis.org>
To: coreutils <at> tlinx.org (Linda Walsh)
Cc: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>, Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>, 12339 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12339: Bug: rm -fr . doesn't dir depth first deletion yet it
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 22:34:17 -0500 (GMT+5)

Linda Walsh writes:
> 
> So far no one has addressed when the change in "-f' went in
> NOT to ignore the non-deletable dir "." and continue recursive delete,

In the historic sources I pointed out earlier (4.3BSD and 4.3BSD-Reno) the -f
option is not consulted before rejecting removal of "." so I don't think the
change you're referring to is a change at all. -f never had the effect you
think it should have.

-- 
Alan Curry
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