From: raf@comdyn.com.au (raf)
Subject: Re: rm -R reports "circular reference"
17 Mar 1998 06:37:23 -0800
Message-ID: <199803160726.SAA24415.cygnus.gnu-win32@mali.comdyn.com.au>
To: gnu-win32@cygnus.com

Weiqi Gao wrote:
>I encountered an error while trying to "rm -R" a directory tree.  rm
>reports "circular reference" in the directory structure.

>I seem to remember seeing such errors being discussed, but couldn't find
>the details of when such error would occur.

>BTW.  The directory tree I tried to delete was the one created by "MS
>Media Manager" from the MS Visual Studio 97 Enterprise Edition.

is is on a FAT filesystem?
i think filesystem corruption
is one of its specialities :)

seriously though, can't help here
except to say your filesystem may
be corrupt and need repair.


raf

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