Bug#470828: coreutils: rm verbose output broken when specifying dir with trailing slash

2008-03-13 Thread Dave Witbrodt
Package: coreutils Version: 5.97-5.3 Severity: minor *** Please type your report below this line *** -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (990, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux

Bug#470828: coreutils: rm verbose output broken when specifying dir with trailing slash

2008-03-13 Thread Bob Proulx
Dave Witbrodt wrote: *** Please type your report below this line *** You are expected to remove that line and replace it with your report. :-) I have a (bad) habit of removing directories using 'rm -rdf' instead Yes, that is a bad habit. Stop using the -d option. Using it routinely is

Bug#470828: coreutils: rm verbose output broken when specifying dir with trailing slash

2008-03-13 Thread Jim Meyering
Dave Witbrodt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Package: coreutils Version: 5.97-5.3 ... I have a (bad) habit of removing directories using 'rm -rdf' instead of 'rmdir'. Recently, I modified my bad habit to include verbose output. So, I was removing an old kernel today for which GRUB refused to

Bug#470828: coreutils: rm verbose output broken when specifying dir with trailing slash

2008-03-13 Thread David Witbrodt
--- Bob Proulx [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave Witbrodt wrote: *** Please type your report below this line *** You are expected to remove that line and replace it with your report. :-) Then why does it say below? Should I file a bug report on 'reportbug'? ;) I have a (bad) habit of