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	Dawe on Fri, 28 Dec 2001 12:19:12 +0000)
Subject:	Re: Odd 'rm' behaviour (WinXP)
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> Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 12:19:12 +0000
> From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
> 
> I wonder if del uses a different method of deleting the file than rm does.
> E.g.: del uses a Win32 delete function, whereas rm uses a DOS delete
> function.

If the shell's DEL uses a Win32 function, then the deleted file should
be in the Recycle Bin.  Windows deliberately doesn't put there files
removed by DOS function calls (which in Windows 9X included DEL issued
from COMMAND.COM).

Could it be that XP introduced some new feature for DOS deletions?

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