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From: Paul Arthur <junk+usenet@×××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-commits] gentoo-x86 commit in net-misc/aria2: aria2-1.12.0.ebuild ChangeLog
Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:13:27
Message-Id: slrnj11sgg.oil.junk+usenet@shasta.marwnad.com
1 On 2011-07-03, Jonathan Callen <abcd@g.o> wrote:
2 > Peter Volkov wrote:
3 >>>
4 >>> rm -rf "${D}/usr/share/doc/aria2"
5 >>
6 >> || die
7 >
8 > `rm -f` never fails -- if the target does not exist, then rm simply returns
9 > true. (The only reason it would fail that I can think of is /bin/rm not
10 > existing, in which case you have a bigger problem.)
11 >
12 > To test, try `rm -f /nonexistant/file; echo $?`
13
14 jill-zeke /var/tmp $ rm -f testfile
15 rm: cannot remove `testfile': Operation not permitted
16 jill-zeke /var/tmp $ echo $?
17 1
18 jill-zeke /var/tmp $ rm -rf testdir
19 rm: cannot remove `testdir/test': Permission denied
20 jill-zeke /var/tmp $ echo $?
21 1
22
23
24 --
25 Suddenly, the door crashed open. Outside, purple prose rained down
26 like a bad metaphor.
27 --SteveD on RPGnet

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