Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 03:06:36 +0100 From: Joerg Pernfuss <elessar@bsdforen.de> To: <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [patch] rm can have undesired side-effects Message-ID: <20061030030636.66af0924@loki.starkstrom.lan> In-Reply-To: <20061030024358.39a12359@loki.starkstrom.lan> References: <20061029222847.GA68272@marvin.astase.com> <20061030003628.42bc5f8d@loki.starkstrom.lan> <00f201c6fbb6$0c6bd150$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> <20061030024358.39a12359@loki.starkstrom.lan>
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On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 02:43:58 +0100
Joerg Pernfuss <elessar@bsdforen.de> wrote:
> That would mean that `rm -P <file>' with <file> having a link count of
> at least 2, would behave like `rm <file>' (and like Romain suggested).
Correction after some `read the frakkin code':
if (sbp->st_nlink > 1) {
warnx("%s (inode %u): not overwritten due to multiple links",
file, sbp->st_ino);
return (0);
The link is removed, the file is not overwritten and a warning is generated.
Joerg
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