On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Eric Blake <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 01/03/2011 08:12 AM, Jeremy Hetzler wrote: > > rm normally produces an error when you delete a nonexistent file. > However, > > under -f, you get no error message. I would argue this is a bug. > > Thanks for the report; however, this behavior is by design, and required > by POSIX: > > http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/rm.html > > > 1. If the file does not exist: > > > > a. If the -f option is not specified, rm shall write a diagnostic > message to standard error. > > b. Go on to any remaining files. > > That is, the whole point of -f is to silence warnings, including > warnings about non-existent files. > > I see. Thanks. --- Jeremy Hetzler
