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bug#15926: RFE: unlink command already uses 'unlink' call; make 'rm' use


From: Eric Blake
Subject: bug#15926: RFE: unlink command already uses 'unlink' call; make 'rm' use 'remove' call
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:08:21 -0700
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On 11/20/2013 05:48 PM, Linda Walsh wrote:
> I still think an ENV flag that lists the command

Environment variables that modify behavior are nasty, and should
generally be avoided when simpler solutions exist.  In this case, I'd
much rather add a long option, 'rm --no-preserve-dot', and let you write
an alias or other wrapper when you want the non-default behavior.

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Eric Blake   eblake redhat com    +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org

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