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rm: inconsistent 'rm -ir' prompting behavior (POSIX issue)

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From: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>, 16669 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16669: inconsistent 'rm -ir' prompting behavior
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:33:35 -0700

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On 02/06/2014 10:03 AM, Paul Eggert wrote:
> On 02/06/2014 08:39 AM, Eric Blake wrote:
>> should I also allow for an optimization of omitting the second prompt
>> for a known non-empty directory
> 
> I would, yes.  Thanks for catching that.
> 
>> (known because of a negative answer to
>> prompts on its children)
> It might also be known because of a failed attempt to remove a child,
> and this optimization should be allowed as well.

http://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=819 was created to attempt this,
although it may need another round of word-smithing to make sure it is
correct for what we want.

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Eric Blake   eblake redhat com    +1-919-301-3266
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