Is this a bug or rather a feature?

feiliu@aa.eps.jhu.edu
Sat, 18 Dec 1999 01:29:07 -0500 (EST)

# mkdir test
# touch 1;touch 2;touch 3
# mkdir hello
# cd hello
# rmdir ./
# ls
total 0
# cd ..
# mkdir hello
# cd hello
# rmdir ../
rmdir: ..: Directory not empty
# rm -rf ..
rm: cannot remove `.' or `..'
# rm -rf .
rm: cannot remove `.' or `..'

comparing the behavior of "rm -rf" and "rmdir", they are not
very consistent.

Fei

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