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Re: Can't rm file, but no error message
- From: "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed at gmail dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 09:13:22 -0400
- Subject: Re: Can't rm file, but no error message
- References: <loom.20091005T131351-597@post.gmane.org>
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 Â5 12:49 test.zip
> $ rm test.zip
> $ echo $?
> 0
> $ ls -l test.zip
> -rwx------+ 1 Administrators ???????? 1153454 Oct Â5 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?
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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@gmail.com>
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