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Re: rm -iR

From	Jan Schaumann <jschauma@netmeister.org>
Newsgroups	muc.lists.netbsd.tech.userlevel
Subject	Re: rm -iR
Date	2026-02-03 16:11 -0500
Organization	Newsgate at muc.de e.V.
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References	<> <rmisebhefyn.fsf@s1.lexort.com>

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Greg Troxel <gdt@lexort.com> wrote:

> We should ensure that the code and the man page conform to POSIX

> https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/utilities/rm.html

I think that language can be interpreted to justify
either behavior.

> It's a good question how FreeBSD documents -i and processes it.

FreeBSD behaves (and documents) like NetBSD.

-Jan

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