Re: rm

Andreas Schwab <[email protected]> Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:00:31 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gnu.core-utils.bugs,gmane.comp.gnu.fileutils.bugs
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Frederick Alexander Thomssen <[email protected]> writes:

> Frederick Thomssen <FThomssen <at> FreddyAT.net> writes:
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>> hi,
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>> there is something unlogical in rm.. you cannot delete '.' or '..' - t=
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>> ok, but you can delete $PWD (or ../[current directory]).
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>> I just wanted to tell you if you did not already know that...
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>> cya, freddy
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> Hey, it's now four years ago that I wrote you about this problem and it=
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> not fixed :'-(

There is nothing wrong with removing $PWD.

Andreas.

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