On 01/03/2011 08:12 AM, Jeremy Hetzler wrote: > rm normally produces an error when you delete a nonexistent file. However, > under -f, you get no error message. I would argue this is a bug.
Thanks for the report; however, this behavior is by design, and required by POSIX: http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/rm.html > 1. If the file does not exist: > > a. If the -f option is not specified, rm shall write a diagnostic message > to standard error. > b. Go on to any remaining files. That is, the whole point of -f is to silence warnings, including warnings about non-existent files. -- Eric Blake [email protected] +1-801-349-2682 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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