[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #56334] rmdir asks for for confirmation before recursively removing a directory

[Guillaume]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?56334>

                 Summary: rmdir asks for for confirmation before recursively
removing a directory
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: gyom
            Submitted on: Thu 16 May 2019 03:39:38 PM UTC
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Matlab Compatibility
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Guillaume
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

By default, rmdir() asks for confirmation before recursively removing a
directory whereas Matlab does not. For compatibility, I would suggest
switching the default value here:

https://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/file/9326c2258e60/libinterp/corefcn/dirfns.cc#l66




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