ipfs files rm recursive flag doesn't affect output

[RichardLitt]

Using the recursive flag doesn't seem to change anything. I can remove a directory from the files API without needing to call it, and setting it as false doesn't mean I can't remove a directory.

Commands I ran

10:41 ~/src/http-api-spec (feature/files) * 🐕  ipfs files cp /ipfs/QmT78zSuBmuS4z925WZfrqQ1qHaJ56DQaTfyMUF7F8ff5o /test
10:41 ~/src/http-api-spec (feature/files) * 🐕  ipfs files rm /test
10:41 ~/src/http-api-spec (feature/files) * 🐕  ipfs files ls /
here
10:41 ~/src/http-api-spec (feature/files) * 🐕  ipfs files cp /ipfs/QmT78zSuBmuS4z925WZfrqQ1qHaJ56DQaTfyMUF7F8ff5o /test
10:41 ~/src/http-api-spec (feature/files) * 🐕  ipfs files rm /test --recursive=false
10:41 ~/src/http-api-spec (feature/files) * 🐕  ipfs files ls /
here

[daviddias]

You are adding and removing a file called test, and ipfs files ls / is showing you one called 'here', which I'm guessing it is another file you add copied earlier

[RichardLitt]

Sorry, I should have clarified. test is a directory. That it is not there when I ls / shows that it has been removed, regardless of the recursive flag.

[whyrusleeping]

➜  ~ ipfs files mkdir /test
➜  ~ ipfs files ls /
cat
test
➜  ~ ipfs files rm /test
Error: /test is a directory, use -r to remove directories

I failed to repro

[RichardLitt]

@whyrusleeping Thanks. Me too. Will try like this.