> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 09:18:37 +0100 (BST)
> From: Edward Avis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> What does POSIX say about 'rm -r FOO' and 'rm -r FOO/'?
If FOO is a symbolic link to a directory, then POSIX 1003.1-200x d7
says 'rm -r FOO' removes only the link FOO, and 'rm -r FOO/' removes
only the directory FOO/ (and all files underneath it). This relies on
the fact that rmdir("FOO/") removes the directory FOO/ (assuming it is
empty).
> If DOUGAL is a directory, then 'rm -r DOUGAL', 'rm -r DOUGAL/', 'rm
> -r DOUGAL//' and so on should all work.
That's right.
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