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Re: [off-topic] rm -r on a used directory



adrian.bridgett@poboxes.com (Adrian Bridgett)  wrote on 14.01.98 in <[🔎] 19980114190747.45829@wyvern>:

> Now to the question - I can see both sides of the argument, but in the unix
> tradition of giving you enough rope to hang yourself with, why does AIX (and
> others?) give an error? It's irritating since I have to run the program
> about another four times before it will fix the problem.

Because AIX was written by a martian who got told by a fellow martian  
about this strange "Unix" thing earthlings have?

Or more seriously, go ask IBM.

MfG Kai


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