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memory.FS should handle trying to remove the root directory

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python

Research direction

Start at memory.FS's handling of root-directory removal and check Linux's behavior for removing a filesystem root. Match the observed behavior in memory.FS and add or update a test demonstrating the expected result.

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Description

Go check what e.g. Linux does when you remove the root of a filesystem (succeed silently but keep the directory? Throw an error? Which one?) then make memory.FS do that.

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Python
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Forks
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