On Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 11:57:14PM +0200, Job Snijders wrote: > On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 11:06:14AM -0700, Scott Lurndal wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 06:52:16PM +0000, Austin Group Bug Tracker wrote: > > > You are right that "Print names of files as they are processed" is a bit > > > ambiguous. All "-v" implementations I am aware of specifically print > > > _after_ a successful deletion (through a system call to unlink() or > > > rmdir()). Perhaps "Print names of files as they are successfully deleted"? > > > > Although deleted is imprecise here - the directory entry is removed > > but the file may still exist via a different pathname on the same > > device (i.e. a hard link). > > Do you have a suggestion how to improve the phrasing?
As the rest of the description of 'rm' refers to 'directory entries', that seems the appropriate term in this instance instead of 'files'. E.g. "Print directory entries as they are successfully removed". scott > > Kind regards, > > Job
