[Coco] [coco] Shell Scripts

[Bob Devries]

Someone said:

>

> deldir test

> d

>


The problem is, this script can go horribly wrong *if* there is a 
sub-directory inside the directory to be deleted, because the deldir will 
ask the question again, and grab the next character from the script file for 
its answer.


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Gault" <robert.gault at worldnet.att.net>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] [coco] Shell Scripts



> tim lindner wrote:

>> Robert Gault <robert.gault at worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>>

>>

>>>This initially did not work for me, error 215. Now it is working and I

>>>think the trick is there must be another line in the script. The next

>>>line can be anything, blank or text, but it needs to be there.

>>

>>

>> When you tired it, and got the error 215, did the directory get deleted

>> sucessfully?

>>

>> Put another way...

>>

>> Did the deldir command report the error, or did the parent shell report

>> an error?

>>

>

> deldir test

> d

>

> Hmmm, just tried this again and now it works with or without an extra 

> line. I can't reproduce the earlier result. However, of the suggestions 

> posted (except for the new command) this is the only syntax that works 

> with the current shell+

>

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