Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:23:05 -0400 From: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> To: Jilles Tjoelker <jilles@stack.nl> Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Some improvements to rm(1) Message-ID: <CAF6rxgnyOizqdkkG2q17z6uk7=tLyO6WqyzzE-xsgd_Q2a8Gbw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20130426122214.GA9086@stack.nl> References: <CAF6rxg=5aAyk88KcbuGhG1Nwn5HdYqMiaT7umX2EOLApDwOk4Q@mail.gmail.com> <20130426025049.GC50623@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> <CAF6rxgm6J63M7JO4%2BxqwPNu1KwTrmEiOK5YKT5hYXb5yEag0Zg@mail.gmail.com> <20130426122214.GA9086@stack.nl>
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On 26 April 2013 08:22, Jilles Tjoelker <jilles@stack.nl> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 10:56:10PM -0400, Eitan Adler wrote: >> On 25 April 2013 22:50, Brooks Davis <brooks@freebsd.org> wrote: >> > On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 10:16:32PM -0400, Eitan Adler wrote: >> >> Anyone have thoughts on the following? > >> >> commit 82c78ba923d8ce4a1bfbb309658c49021c8bb384 >> >> Author: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> >> >> Date: Thu Apr 25 22:14:49 2013 -0400 > >> >> Take some improvements from DragonFlyBSD: >> >> - add const where appropriate >> >> - add static where appropriate >> >> - fix a whitespace issues >> > >> > The no-op changes look more correct to me. > >> > I think the -x option seems a bit odd. What is the use case? At a >> > first thought, it seems to raise more questions than it resolves. > >> It goes along with cp -x, find -x, and others. > >> Quick example #1: You have /usr/ports /usr/ports/distfiles as >> different mount points it lets you wipe /usr/ports without wiping your >> distfile cache. > >> Quick example #2: You have /usr/src/ null mounted in every user's >> /home/ and you want to wipe one home directory. > > Hmm, isn't this already possible using find -x DIR -delete ? Yes, rm's functionality can be fully replicated by find. -- Eitan Adler
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