On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:12:50 +0200 (CEST) Oliver Fromme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> $ cd /tmp > $ mkdir -p foo/var > $ cd foo/bar > $ rm -rf ../ > rm: ../: Invalid argument > $ rm -rf ../ > $ > > Note that the command "rm -rf ../" was entered twice. > The first time I got an error message (and exit code 1), > the second time it apparently succeeded. The very same > command. What happens if you issue a 'pwd' command after each 'rm -rf ../'? We want to see the output. IMHO, the only way the second rm command *should* succeed, is if it invalidates the current working directory, thus releasing the last lock on the directory. Quick testing here: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mkdir -p foo/bar [EMAIL PROTECTED] cd foo/bar [EMAIL PROTECTED] ll total 4 drwxr-xr-x 2 tingo wheel - 512 Sep 25 17:31 ./ drwxr-xr-x 3 tingo wheel - 512 Sep 25 17:31 ../ [EMAIL PROTECTED] pwd /tmp/foo/bar [EMAIL PROTECTED] rm -rf ../ rm: ../: Invalid argument [EMAIL PROTECTED] pwd /tmp/foo/bar [EMAIL PROTECTED] rm -rf ../ [EMAIL PROTECTED] pwd /tmp/foo/bar [EMAIL PROTECTED] ls -al total 0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ll total 0 [EMAIL PROTECTED] pwd /tmp/foo/bar [EMAIL PROTECTED] ls -al .. ls: ..: No such file or directory [EMAIL PROTECTED] ls -al /tmp/foo/bar ls: /tmp/foo/bar: No such file or directory [EMAIL PROTECTED] ls -al /tmp/foo total 8 drwxr-xr-x 2 tingo wheel 512 Sep 25 17:32 . drwxrwxrwt 35 root wheel 5632 Sep 25 17:31 .. Ok, I think it is a bug. -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
