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Re: Busybox rm follows links



On Sun, Nov 07, 1999 at 09:21:06PM -0700, Erik Andersen wrote:

> On Sun Nov 07, 1999 at 01:36:57AM +0100, Marcel Harkema wrote:
> >   Hi,
> > 
> >   The 'rm' command of busybox follows links... this probably isn't a
> >   feature? :)

> Hmm.  I'm not seeing the problem.

  [snip]

  Sorry, I should've investigated a bit more (it was late ;).  Anyway, it
  only occurs when the file the symlink points to doesn't exist.  A
  typescript log is attached.  So the rephrase the bug report: rm can only
  remove symlinks when the symlink path is a valid one.

  Hth,

         Marcel

  Please send a Cc to me when replying to me on this mailinglist.
{14:14/p4} marcel@ballistix boot-floppies/utilities/busybox > cat typescript 
Script started on Mon Nov  8 14:12:24 1999
{14:12/pf} marcel@ballistix boot-floppies/utilities/busybox > ln -s foo bar
{14:12/pf} marcel@ballistix boot-floppies/utilities/busybox > ls -lad foo bar
ls: foo: No such file or directory
lrwxrwxrwx   1 marcel   staff           3 Nov  8 14:12 bar -> foo
{14:12/pf} marcel@ballistix boot-floppies/utilities/busybox > ./rm bar             <--- here
bar: No such file or directory
{14:13/pf} marcel@ballistix boot-floppies/utilities/busybox > ls -lad foo bar
ls: foo: No such file or directory
lrwxrwxrwx   1 marcel   staff           3 Nov  8 14:12 bar -> foo
{14:13/pf} marcel@ballistix boot-floppies/utilities/busybox > touch foo
{14:13/pf} marcel@ballistix boot-floppies/utilities/busybox > ./rm bar
{14:13/pf} marcel@ballistix boot-floppies/utilities/busybox > ls -lad foo bar
ls: bar: No such file or directory
-rw-r--r--   1 marcel   staff           0 Nov  8 14:13 foo
{14:13/pf} marcel@ballistix boot-floppies/utilities/busybox > ./rm foo
{14:13/pf} marcel@ballistix boot-floppies/utilities/busybox > ls -lad foo bar
ls: foo: No such file or directory
ls: bar: No such file or directory
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{14:13/pf} marcel@ballistix boot-floppies/utilities/busybox > ^D
Script done on Mon Nov  8 14:13:30 1999
      

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