2026-10-26 21:54 UTC
For the single case where a user wants to find then delete a bunch of files, the --delete flag makes sense, but having the function of find overlap with the function of rm adds complexity to the codebase of find without matching the feature set of find + rm.
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@arty@feddit.org 2026-10-27 08:51
Remember how I was saying that good integration is difficult? Well, if you just “naively” integrate with rm then you get issues like “too many parameters passed to rm” or “there is a vulnerability if you manipulate filesystem while find is still running”. These are among the reasons a well-integrated -delete exists, as “impure” and “complex” as it is.