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From: daveh@marob.masa.com (Dave Hammond)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Did rm -fr break?
Message-ID: <24C53603.581@marob.masa.com>
Date: 20 Jul 89 02:16:34 GMT
References: <216@usource.UUCP>
Reply-To: daveh@marob.masa.com (Dave Hammond)
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Organization: ESCC,  New York City
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In article <216@usource.UUCP> frankb@usource.UUCP (Frank Bicknell) writes:
>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?

This may be far-fetched, but try replacing `rm' in the above
command sequence with `/bin/rm'.  If all works normally, then check
your PATH.  If there are any dirs before /bin, look for funny
programs named `rm'.  Could be late April Fools, or early Trick-or-Treats :-)

--
Dave Hammond
daveh@marob.masa.com