require "inc_num.pl";
require "zap_the_dir.pl";
-use Env qw(TMP OS);
+use Env qw(TMP OS DEBUG_FEISTY_MEOW);
#hmmm: need a usage statement.
die "The Operating System variable (OS) is not set.\n";
}
-# The zip program has slightly different parameters depending on the
-# version that will be run. The DOS version needs to see a -P to remember
-# the directory names.
-$use_path = '';
-$wildcard = ""; # used for reasonable zips, like os/2 or unix.
-
# set the filename used for numbering.
local($NUMBER_FILE) = "$TMP/aa_safedel.num";
sub safedel {
# get the list of files and directories to whack.
local(@to_delete) = &glob_list(@_);
-# print "final list of whackees: @to_delete\n";
+print "list of whackees: @to_delete\n";
# we store the deleted files in a directory under the temporary directory.
if (! -d $TMP) {
# reset the list of objects actually whacked.
local(@deleted) = ();
-# print "deleted list is @deleted\n";
# iterate over the files that we have been told to nuke.
foreach $file (@to_delete) {
if (substr($file, length($file) - 1, 1) eq ":") {
die "removing the root directory of a drive is not permitted!";
}
+
+#print "file to whack: '$file'\n";
+
if ( ($file =~ /^.*\/\.$/) || ($file =~ /^.*\/\.\.$/) ) {
print "ignoring attempt to remove current or parent directory.\n";
next;
$date_tool = "date";
local($datestamp) = `$date_tool +%Y-%m-%d-%H%M`;
while ($datestamp =~ /[\r\n]$/) { chop $datestamp; }
- $archive_file = $temp_subdir . "/deleted-#$number-" . $datestamp;
+ $archive_file = $temp_subdir . "/del-$number-" . $datestamp;
#print "archive_file is $archive_file; file is $file.\n";
if (-d $file) {
# ensure there aren't any read only files.
- system("chmod -R u+rw \"$file\"");
+ system("chmod -R u+rw '$file'");
# store the directory in the trash storage.
- system("$zip -rm $use_path $archive_file \"$file$wildcard\" $DEV_NULL");
+ system("$zip -rm $archive_file '$file' $DEV_NULL");
# zip up the files into the safekeeper directory.
# recursively unlink in case zip doesn't remove the empty dir.
if (-d $file) {
}
push(@deleted, "\"$file\"");
} elsif (-f $file) {
+#print "about to chmod file\n";
+ # make the file writable by our user if possible (which resets any
+ # prior permissions as long as we're the owner).
+ system("chmod u+rw '$file'");
# store the file in the trash storage.
- system("chmod u+rw \"$file\"");
-
-#print "about to run: system [$zip -m$use_path $archive_file '$file' $DEV_NULL]";
- system("$zip -m$use_path $archive_file \"$file\" $DEV_NULL");
+#print "about to run: system [$zip -m $archive_file '$file' $DEV_NULL]";
+ system("$zip -m $archive_file '$file' $DEV_NULL");
push(@deleted, "\"$file\"");
} else {
print "$0 cannot find \"$file\" to delete it.\n";
}
}
if (@deleted) {
- print "Trashed [@deleted].\n";
+ if ($DEBUG_FEISTY_MEOW != "") {
+ print "Trashed [@deleted].\n";
+ }
open(REPORT, ">>$TMP/zz_safedel_report.txt");
local($printable_date) = scalar(localtime());