GNU bug report logs - #15926
RFE: unlink command already uses 'unlink' call; make 'rm' use 'remove' call

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Package: coreutils;

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

Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 11:58:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug, patch

Merged with 15943

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>
To: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>, Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
Cc: 15926 <15926 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>, Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>
Subject: bug#15926: RFE: unlink command already uses 'unlink' call; make 'rm' use 'remove' call
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 08:14:06 -0700

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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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Eric Blake   eblake redhat com    +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org


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