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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2006-09-03 20:16:38 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2006-09-03 20:16:38 +0000
commit5e451b260f87ec248ccaa2824ca4cad61abd2291 (patch)
tree66d03f9dfcf5f539deafe07cafcf99006a531162 /NEWS
parentfbb234c2a71d367ef229fde3d890aad8664df601 (diff)
downloadcoreutils-5e451b260f87ec248ccaa2824ca4cad61abd2291.tar.xz
* NEWS: Tweak the wording in the new change description so that
no one can think this change causes e.g., `rm -fr foo../' to fail.
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@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*-
** Changes in behavior
rm now rejects attempts to remove the root directory, e.g., `rm -fr /'
- now fails without removing anything. Likewise for file names ending
- in `./' and `../'.
+ now fails without removing anything. Likewise for any file name with
+ a final `./' or `../' component.
** Infrastructure changes