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patch 7.4.1114

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Problem:    delete() does not work well with symbolic links.
Solution:   Recognize symbolik links.
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Bram Moolenaar
2016-01-17 15:56:34 +01:00
parent 4119cf80e1
commit 43a34f9f74
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@@ -2755,13 +2755,14 @@ deepcopy({expr}[, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
name {fname}.
name {fname}. This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link.
When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
{fname}. This fails when {fname} is not empty.
{fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
{fname} and everything in it, recursively. Be careful!
{fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
A symbolic link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
The result is a Number, which is 0 if the delete operation was
successful and -1 when the deletion failed or partly failed.