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Subject: Re: GNU Pascal (gpc) 2.1 released
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Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 21:33:17 GMT
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Richard Dawe wrote:
> 
> Hello.
> 
> CBFalconer wrote:
> [snip]
> > I checked that the appropriate .mft files existed, and that they
> > contained suitable file lists, yet issuing the rm -f @XXX command
> > did NOT delete the files.  I have also checked that rm IS running
> > the rm in the DJGPP\BIN directory.  I have an alias for rm in the
> > form "*rm -i", which should not affect anything since the docs say
> > -f defeats an earlier -i, and I also attempted totally defeating
> > the alias.  Just in case 4dos had anything to do with it I tried
> > executing the lines through bash, with no change.
> 
> What happens if you use the '-v' (verbose) option? E.g.:
> 
>     rm -fv @XXX
> 
> Does 'rm' display anything?

Tried that.  Nothing.

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