Did rm -fr break?

[Dave Hammond]

In article <216 at usource.UUCP> frankb at usource.UUCP (Frank Bicknell) writes:
>I try:
>
>$ mkdir a
>$ cd a
>$ touch x y z
>$ cd ..
>$ rm -[f]r a  # the 'f' is optional: the result is the same
>
>And I get an 'omega' symbol on the console and Wyse 60 terminal!
>The directory and its decendents are not removed.  Something has
>come disconnected somewhere?  Has anyone seen this one?

This may be far-fetched, but try replacing `rm' in the above
command sequence with `/bin/rm'.  If all works normally, then check
your PATH.  If there are any dirs before /bin, look for funny
programs named `rm'.  Could be late April Fools, or early Trick-or-Treats :-)

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Dave Hammond
daveh at marob.masa.com