Hi, > Sounds like it says you must not write those error message if -f is > used. Kind of a strange requirement as `2>/dev/null` would do that. > > > I don't fully understand the wording in POSIX on the page[0]. > > > > [0] > > http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/rm.html
“It is less clear that error messages regarding files that cannot be unlinked (removed) should be suppressed. Although this is historical practice, this volume of POSIX.1-2008 does not permit the -f option to suppress such messages.”
