Messages in this thread | | | From | (Linus Torvalds) | Subject | Re: rmdir(".") works, and causes havoc | Date | 6 Aug 1997 17:34:04 GMT |
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In article <19970805192354.39644@jagunet.com>, John Kodis <kodis@jagunet.com> wrote: >On Mon, Aug 04, 1997 at 09:23:24AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote: > >> I'll probably just have to add a test for "." and ".." by hand to rmdir(). >> Sad, because it _could_ be potentially useful, it's just not allowed in >> POSIX. > >You could follow the precident set by the FSF. Allow the new enhanced >behavior by default, but provide a switch, for example: > > $ echo "1" > /proc/POSIXLY_CORRECT > >To force the POSIX-mandated brain-damage.
I much more like the original FSF name which got shafted due to some bore complaining about it: "POSIX_ME_HARDER"
Linus
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