Bug 1202858 – Restarting squid results in deleting all files in hard-drive

Re:Bug 1202858 – Restarting squid results in deleting all fi... by emmelaich on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @08:05AM (#9256056)

I think a better alternative is something like

    rm -r "${VAR:-var_is_not_set_so_please_fix_this_script}"

which substitutes the var_is_... if VAR is not set.

BTW, I hate hate hate -f. It has two meanings: 1. 'force' the removal 2. ignore any error

I've seen an instance of this sort of bug in my sysadmin career that I remember. It was a Solaris patch which wiped a chunk of the system.

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Re:Bug 1202858 – Restarting squid results in deleting all fi... by rjcz on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @09:49AM (#9256496)

No, this will remove 'var_is_not_set_so_please_fix_this_script' file if one exists.

If you're suggesting using parameter expansion, at least suggest the correct one (i.e. one that will give a meaningful error message):

    ${parameter:?word}

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Re:Bug 1202858 – Restarting squid results in deleting all fi... by emmelaich on Tuesday March 24, 2015 @06:46PM (#9260062)

Yep, better. Thanks.

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