GNU bug report logs - #885
dired deleting a file can delete the entire directory

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: driabslg <at> yahoo.com

Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:00:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #10 received at 885-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: a a <driabslg <at> yahoo.com>
Cc: 885-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: dired deleting a file can delete the entire directory
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:19:33 -0400

> If you create a file whose filename is a double quotation mark and try
> to delete it in dired-mode, and if you say yes to the questions, the
> entire directory is deleted.

I've checked in a fix.  Thanks.
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