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From: frankb@usource.UUCP (Frank Bicknell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Did rm -fr break?
Message-ID: <216@usource.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jul 89 01:50:51 GMT
Reply-To: frankb@usource.UUCP (Frank Bicknell)
Distribution: usa
Organization: UniSource, Inc. -- Sarasota, FL
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I try:

$ mkdir a
$ cd a
$ touch x y z
$ cd ..
$ rm -[f]r a  # the 'f' is optional: the result is the same

And I get an 'omega' symbol on the console and Wyse 60 terminal!
The directory and its decendents are not removed.  Something has
come disconnected somewhere?  Has anyone seen this one?

-rwx--x--x   1 bin      bin        10852 Apr 13  1987 /bin/rm
-rws--x--x   1 root     bin         7696 Apr 13  1987 /bin/rmdir

(Xenix 2.3.1 '386)
-- 
Frank Bicknell
UniSource; 1405 Main St, Ste 709; Sarasota, FL 34236
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