[debbugs-tracker] bug#10802: closed (rmdir -p behaviour)

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regarding rmdir -p behaviour
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> rmdir -p behaviour
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> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:59:29 +0000
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> Hi,
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> If I have the following directory structure:
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> > mkdir -p a/a1 a/a2
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> If I then remove these empty directories using the --parents option,
> rmdir reports an error:
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> > rmdir --parents a/a1 a/a2
> rmdir: failed to remove directory `a': Directory not empty
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> Despite the error, the command completes with the desired result.
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> It is pretty obvious what is happening: rmdir is treating each
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> 1. argument 'a/a1'
>     1.1. attempt to remove 'a/a1': success
>     1.2. attempt to remove 'a': error as directory not empty
> 2. argument 'a/a2'
>     2.1. attempt to remove 'a/a2': success
>     2.2. attempt to remove 'a': success
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> However I would expect the parent directory removal to happen after
> the arguments are removed, which would result in a better user
> experience. For example:
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> 1. argument 'a/a1'
>     1.1. attempt to remove 'a/a1': success
>     1.2. remember parent 'a'
> 2. argument 'a/a2'
>     2.1. attempt to remove 'a/a2': success
>     2.2. parent 'a' already in set of parents
> 3. remembered parent 'a'
>     3.1. remove parent 'a': success
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> Many thanks,
> Paul.
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> Re: bug#10802: rmdir -p behaviour
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> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:51:49 +0100
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> tags 10802 notabug
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> Paul Ruane wrote:
> > On 14 February 2012 22:06, Jim Meyering <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> I suggest you use find.
> >> This does what you want, at least with GNU find:
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> >>  find a -depth -type d -empty -delete
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> > Wow, the wonders of find. I've set this up as a shell function 'rmd'.
> > Many thanks for your suggestions.
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> ;-)
> closing as notabug.
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