GNU bug report logs - #34338
26.1; delete-file return codes and failures

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Reported by: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com>

Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2019 21:49:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 26.1

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Message #8 received at 34338 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com>
Cc: 34338 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#34338: 26.1; delete-file return codes and failures
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 09:24:41 +0100

Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com> writes:

Hi Boruch,

> I'd like to suggest:
>
>   delete-file FILE &optional NOERROR FORCE

At the very least, keep existing arguments. So it would be

delete-file FILE &optional THRASH NOERROR FORCE

Your other proposals look OK to me. It might be worth to say, that FORCE
could fail for some Tramp backends (but I haven't checked in detail yet).

Best regards, Michael.
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