On Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 09:27:07PM +0900, Osamu Aoki wrote: > HI, > > On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 03:17:58PM +0800, Фʢ�� Faris Xiao wrote: > > Package: debian-reference-en > > In sarge,I has privileges to write to the parent directory. > > When I execute "rm -rf .*",it can't removes parent directory itself as > > the document described. > > > > debian:~/tmp# export LANG=C > > debian:~/tmp# rm -rf .* > > rm: cannot remove `.' or `..' > > rm: cannot remove `.' or `..' > > > > In woody,is this command will take affect? > > Is this note specially for woody? > > Hi, I tested .* expansion with "echo" and tried to make funny story. > Apparently, "rm" does some sanity check recently (including woody). > > I created woody chroot (no easy way to get potato), it act as you > describes :-) > > Can you think of any interesting comment to warn use of * for filename > for commandline.
I updated English only using echo and changing main text. There have nbeen many bug fix in CVS I made :-) So check out CVS first, please. I will soon do upload.
