bug#52206: closed (Bug: rm -rf /*/*)

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regarding Bug: rm -rf /*/*
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> Bug: rm -rf /*/*
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> Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:58:32 -0600
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> This seems like a bug: https://twitter.com/nixcraft/status/1465599844299411458
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> I was able to replicate the behavior in a container with coreutils version 8.30.
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> Interestingly, however, rm -rf // only does the following:
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> "root@test:~# rm -rf //
> rm: it is dangerous to operate recursively on '//' (same as '/')
> rm: use --no-preserve-root to override this failsafe"
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> I believe illumos has already solved this problem in a POSIX compliant fashion, 
> see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6XQUciI-Sc&t=4903s
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> Appreciate your attention to this bug!
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> Re: bug#52206: Bug: rm -rf /*/*
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> Thanks for explaining. As this is not an rm bug, I'm closing the bug report.
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