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: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>
To: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
Cc: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>, Linda Walsh <coreutils <at> tlinx.org>, "12339 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <12339 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#12339: Bug: rm -fr . doesn't dir depth first deletion yet it is	documented to do so.
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:48:05 +0200

On 09/04/2012 12:42 PM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> I have mixed feelings, but am leaning towards the
> Solaris 11/FreeBSD behavior.

They must have fixed it for Solaris, here's an older one:

  $ uname -sr ; mkdir d; ln -s d s; /bin/rm -r s/; ls
  SunOS 5.9
  d

Have a nice day,
Berny
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