Under the description for the -f option, POSIX says, "Do not modify the
exit status in the case of nonexistent operands".
---
libutil/rm.c | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/libutil/rm.c b/libutil/rm.c
index 53ae3f2..30a1b41 100644
--- a/libutil/rm.c
+++ b/libutil/rm.c
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
/* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
+#include <errno.h>
#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
#include "../fs.h"
#include "../util.h"
@@ -11,11 +13,14 @@ int rm_status = 0;
void
rm(const char *path, int unused)
{
+ struct stat st;
+
if (rm_rflag)
recurse(path, rm, 'P');
if (remove(path) < 0) {
if (!rm_fflag)
weprintf("remove %s:", path);
- rm_status = 1;
+ if (!rm_fflag || stat(path, &st) < 0 && errno != ENOENT)
+ rm_status = 1;
}
}
--
2.1.3.1.g339ec9c