X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SARE_MSGID_LONG40,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 09:13:22 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Can't rm file, but no error message From: "Mark J. Reed" To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 7:16 AM, Ronald wrote: > Why don't I get an error message here? > > $ ls -l test.zip > -rwx------+ 1 Administrators ???????? 1153454 Oct =C2=A05 12:49 test.zip > $ rm test.zip > $ echo $? > 0 > $ ls -l test.zip > -rwx------+ 1 Administrators ???????? 1153454 Oct =C2=A05 12:49 test.zip > > Obviously the file wasn't removed, but rm does not give any error message. > Any idea why? Obligatory dumb question: you don't happen to have 'rm' aliased to 'rm -f', do you? What filesystem? --=20 Mark J. Reed -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple