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Subject: RE: Bug in rm -r with locked files
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 15:50:31 -0500
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See if you can find it and get everyone to use it quickly
please! ;-)

Larry

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From: Shankar Unni shankar AT cotagesoft DOT com
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 11:17:39 -0800
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: RE: Bug in rm -r with locked files


Larry Hall writes:

>>Now why was it important to do this "delayed remove" semantics? 

> [...] the current behavior is meant to combat the "my script/program 
> deletes the file/directory then tries to recreate it - why isn't the
> file/directory deleted when unlink() returns?" issue.

Ah.  

I hate those tools that do that wonderful "create temp file, open it,
and unlink it" dance. I'm not convinced that there aren't other ways to
"secure the app" that are more friendly and portable..

Thanks,
-- 
Shankar


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