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From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net>
Subject: Re: bin/72124: [patch] rm -P can't unlink u-w files
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The following reply was made to PR bin/72124; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net>
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Subject: Re: bin/72124: [patch] rm -P can't unlink u-w files
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 12:21:57 +0000

 On Sun, Dec 05, 2004 at 04:20:26PM +0000, Bugghy wrote:
 
 >  $ touch 1;chmod 0 1;ls -l 1
 >  ----------  1 bugghy  bugghy  0 Dec  5 18:14 1
 >  $ /bin/rm -Pf 1
 >  rm: 1: Permission denied
 >  
 >   So, I still consider this a bug.
 
 I didn't say that it *would* do what you wanted - only that "perhaps
 it should".  In hindsight I don't believe that anymore.
 There is nothing in the manual that suggests that this will work, and
 therefore I don't think that this is a bug.  The PR is still open for a
 second opinion.
 
 Ceri