[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-431?page=comments#action_12427048 ] eric baldeschwieler commented on HADOOP-431: --------------------------------------------
I'd support a -r command to remove a directory. A lot of user commands may not be on reduce directories, so I don't think it is true that EVERY logical file is a subdirectory. That said, I also like the idea of differentiating between removing one directory and removing lots of them. What about requiring -rr if you really mean to do a deep recursive delete? -i seems like overkill to me. > default behaviour of dfsShell -rm should resemble 'rm -i', not 'rm -rf' > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HADOOP-431 > URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HADOOP-431 > Project: Hadoop > Issue Type: Improvement > Reporter: Yoram Arnon > > when using hadoop dfs -rm <path> the behaviour is like that of rm -rf. > That's very dangerous. > A better behaviour would require a confirmation and allow removal of files > only by default. Optional flags would allow recursive and forced deleted. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
