Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:42:29 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 294791] rm(1) should prompt the user recursively for files and directories if '-ir' is given Message-ID: <bug-294791-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=294791 Bug ID: 294791 Summary: rm(1) should prompt the user recursively for files and directories if '-ir' is given Product: Base System Version: CURRENT Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Many People Priority: --- Component: bin Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: jschauma@netmeister.org Created attachment 270117 --> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=270117&action=edit patch to bin/rm.c rm(1) says for the '-R' flag (which is the same as '-r'): "If the -i option is specified, the user is prompted for confirmation before each directory's contents are processed (as well as before the attempt is made to remove the directory)." But it's actually a bit misleading and only prompts for _removal_ of a directory, not for processing the contents: $ mkdir -p dir/subdir/subsub dir/subdir2 $ touch dir/file dir/subdir/file dir/subdir/subsub/file dir/subdir2/file $ rm -ir dir remove dir? n $ On macOS, rm(1) behaves like this: $ rm -ir dir examine files in directory dir? y examine files in directory dir/subdir2? y remove dir/subdir2/file? n examine files in directory dir/subdir2/subsub? n remove dir/subdir2? Similarly on Linux. I've just committed a change in NetBSD that matches this behavior: https://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/bin/rm/rm.c.diff?r1=1.57;r2=1.55 For FreeBSD, this ought to look as the attached diff shows. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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