GNU bug report logs - #27632
rm -f fais on directories

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#27632: closed (rm -f fais on directories)
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 23:14:01 +0000

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and subject line Re: bug#27632: rm -f fais on directories
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #27632,
regarding rm -f fais on directories
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From: Marv Graham <graham <at> tasam.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: rm -f fais on directories
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2017 19:42:55 -0400 (EDT)

This is VERY unexpected behavior! An 'rm -f' command has (for my experience in the last 30 years) removed anything.

What;'s the problem with rm on ubuntu?

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From: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>
To: 27632-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27632: rm -f fais on directories
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 08:13:24 +0900

Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Marv Graham <graham <at> tasam.com> writes:
>
>> This is VERY unexpected behavior! An 'rm -f' command has (for my experience in the last 30 years) removed anything.
>>
>> What;'s the problem with rm on ubuntu?
> Flag -f won't delete directories.
> To remove anything, you'd use: rm -rf
Since it's not a bug, then i am closing this report.

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