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- From: mcook@fendahl.dev.cdx.mot.com (Michael Cook)
- Subject: Re: copy() primitive?
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- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 03:31:01 GMT
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- ram@eiffel.com (Raphael Manfredi) writes:
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- >For instance, 'unlink' can offer me something 'rm' will never be able to
- >provide, namely the ability to "unlink" directories.
-
- Really? You'd better tell the GNU people that. Their version of "rm" takes
- a --directory switch. :-)
-
- (I see your point, though.)
-
- Michael.
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