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Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:22:51 +0000 Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:22:49 +0000 (UTC) From: John Wiersba To: "bug-coreutils@gnu.org" Message-ID: <361466105.1257576.1614097369268@mail.yahoo.com> Subject: Feature request: Add -i option to rmdir MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_1257575_1938157923.1614097369267" References: <361466105.1257576.1614097369268.ref@mail.yahoo.com> X-Mailer: WebService/1.1.17712 YMailNorrin Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:85.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/85.0 Content-Length: 1191 Received-SPF: pass client-ip=98.137.69.205; envelope-from=jrw32982@yahoo.com; helo=sonic312-24.consmr.mail.gq1.yahoo.com X-Spam_score_int: 3 X-Spam_score: 0.3 X-Spam_bar: / X-Spam_report: (0.3 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_20=-0.001, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT=0.25, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, FREEMAIL_REPLYTO_END_DIGIT=0.25, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Spam-Score: -0.1 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: John Wiersba Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.1 (-) ------=_Part_1257575_1938157923.1614097369267 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please add a -i option to rmdir, similar to the -i toption (interactive pro= mpt) for mv and rm.=C2=A0 It would be useful for the same reasons as it is = useful for rm and mv.=C2=A0 I know there are workarounds, but all these com= mands should support -i for consistency. 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Please add a -i option to rmdir, similar to the -i toption (interactive prompt) for mv and rm.  It would be useful for the same reasons as it is useful for rm and mv.  I know there are workarounds, but all these commands should support -i for consistency.

Thanks!
-- John Wiersba
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