GNU bug report logs - #12400
rmdir: add --one-file-system option

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Package: coreutils;

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

Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:32:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 12400 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Linda Walsh <coreutils <at> tlinx.org>
Cc: 12400 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12400: rmdir runs "amok", users "curse" GNU...(as rmdir has
	no option to stay on 1 file	system)...
Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2012 18:53:48 -0700

On 09/09/2012 06:40 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:
>> It's not clear to me why 'rmdir /foo/a /bar/b' should by default
>> reject the attempt to remove '/bar/b' merely because it's on a
>> different file system from '/foo/a'.
> ----
> Then why have the option for 'rm'?

There is no such option for 'rm'.  The --one-file-system
option is a different option; it doesn't have the behavior
mentioned above.
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