can't delete directory symlinks??

[Net Llama!]

On 12/21/03 15:19, David A. Bandel wrote:

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> On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 10:14:38 -0800
> "Net Llama!" <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
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>>I've just discovered some rather odd behavior when I can no longer 
>>delete symlinks that point to directories.
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>>For example, if I have:
>>ln -s bar foo
>>foo -> bar
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>>where bar is a directory, if I try to delete foo:
>>rm foo
>>rm: cannot remove `foo/': Not a directory
>>
>>Am i missing something obvious?
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> yes.  The symlink is not called foo/ it's called foo.  foo/ doesn't
> exist, so it's a little tough to delete it.  Stop using your <Tab> key
> in bash and you won't have this problem. ;-)

doh!  thanks. pebcak.

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