Subject: Re: bug#15926: RFE: unlink command already uses 'unlink' call; make 'rm' use 'remove' call

From: Eric Blake <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 08:14:06 -0700

On 11/22/2013 07:56 AM, Bernhard Voelker wrote:
> On 11/21/2013 05:11 PM, Jim Meyering wrote:
>> Thanks for doing that.
>> I was a little surprised to see an rm diagnostic change, but no
>> corresponding change in any test.  Perhaps an opportunity for
>> increased test coverage?
> 
> Sure! ;-)
> 

Just noticing this context...

> 
>  # This test is too dangerous -- if there's a bug you're wiped out!
>  # rm -fr / 2>/dev/null && fail=1

What if we use chroot to create a safer /, where failing the test would
only wipe out the chroot?

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