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Re: Regression: "find dir/. -type d -empty -delete" claims 'unsuccessful
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Dmitry V. Levin |
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Re: Regression: "find dir/. -type d -empty -delete" claims 'unsuccessful', breaking scripts. |
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Tue, 19 Nov 2013 04:29:45 +0400 |
On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 03:55:52PM -0800, Linda A. Walsh wrote:
> In coreutils 8.21-7.1.3.
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> It has been standard to use "." in a directory to mean it's contents
> on a recursive or copy (compare cp -al src/. dst/.).
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> However, "find dir/. -type d -empty -delete" works, but
Does it?
$ mkdir dir && strace -eunlinkat -- find dir/. -type d -empty -delete
unlinkat(AT_FDCWD, "dir/.", AT_REMOVEDIR) = -1 EINVAL (Invalid argument)
find: cannot delete 'dir/.': Invalid argument
+++ exited with 1 +++
This behaviour seems to be consistent with rmdir:
$ mkdir dir && strace -ermdir -- rmdir dir/.
rmdir("dir/.") = -1 EINVAL (Invalid argument)
rmdir: failed to remove 'dir/.': Invalid argument
+++ exited with 1 +++
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