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[jira] [Created] (IO-576) FileUtils.deleteDirectory() doesn't specify how it handles links

david cogen created IO-576:
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             Summary: FileUtils.deleteDirectory() doesn't specify how it handles links
                 Key: IO-576
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IO-576
             Project: Commons IO
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: Utilities
    Affects Versions: 2.5
         Environment: Linux
            Reporter: david cogen


If the directory I specify to FileUtils.deleteDirectory() contains a symbolic link, does it follow the link and delete all the files the link points to?

(I HOPE not!)

But without the promise, I consider this too dangerous to contemplate using.



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