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: Linda Walsh <coreutils <at> tlinx.org>, Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>
Cc: 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: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:08:21 -0700

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On 11/20/2013 05:48 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:
> I still think an ENV flag that lists the command

Environment variables that modify behavior are nasty, and should
generally be avoided when simpler solutions exist.  In this case, I'd
much rather add a long option, 'rm --no-preserve-dot', and let you write
an alias or other wrapper when you want the non-default behavior.

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


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