Re: rm

Frederick Alexander Thomssen <[email protected]> Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:14:51 +0100

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.gnu.core-utils.bugs,gmane.comp.gnu.fileutils.bugs
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On Thursday 22 February 2007 19:00:31 Andreas Schwab wrote:
> Frederick Alexander Thomssen <[email protected]> writes:
> > Frederick Thomssen <FThomssen <at> FreddyAT.net> writes:
> >> hi,
> >>
> >> there is something unlogical in rm.. you cannot delete '.' or '..' -
> >> that's ok, but you can delete $PWD (or ../[current directory]).
> >>
> >> I just wanted to tell you if you did not already know that...
> >>
> >> cya, freddy
> >
> > Hey, it's now four years ago that I wrote you about this problem and it's
> > still not fixed :'-(
>
> There is nothing wrong with removing $PWD.
>
> Andreas.

OK, but what's wrong with removing . then?

freddy