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From: jfh@killer.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Unlinking "."
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Date: Thu, 9-Apr-87 16:12:49 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr  9 16:12:49 1987
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Yes - I insisted that '.' and '..' should be able to be linked and unlinked.
Yes - Guy Harris jumped all over me for being so stupid.
Yes - I jumped all over Guy Harris for jumping all over me.

But I still haven't figure out how any one proposes you unlink a *single*
directory entry given the restrictions imposed by rmdir(2).

I still think there needs to be some way to do this.  How about rmnod(2)? ...

- John.

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