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Re: Infinite Loop In "rm -fr" When Busy File Encountered
- From: "Chris January" <chris at atomice dot net>
- To: <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2002 19:24:51 +0100
- Subject: Re: Infinite Loop In "rm -fr" When Busy File Encountered
- References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020406094553.02433da0@pop3.cris.com>
> Now I do this:
>
> % mkdir subdir
> % java Writer subdir/target Now is the time
>
>
> In a separate Cygwin window:
>
> % cd tstdir
> % rm -fr subdir
>
>
> And the symptom is manifest: rm sits there, churning away, awaiting its
death at the hands of a merciless signal.
What output do you get with:
strace -fr subdir
?
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