[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #1259: g.remove deletes raster maps by default: could delete the wrong map

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#1259: g.remove deletes raster maps by default: could delete the wrong map
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 Reporter:  benducke                    |       Owner:  grass-dev@…              
     Type:  defect                      |      Status:  new                      
 Priority:  normal                      |   Milestone:  7.0.0                    
Component:  Default                     |     Version:  svn-trunk                
 Keywords:  g.remove, raster, deletion  |    Platform:  Unspecified              
      Cpu:  Unspecified                 |  
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 If I run g.remove with only the name of a non-existing
 map, I get this:

   g.remove tmp
   Removing raster <tmp>
   WARNING: Raster map <tmp> not found
   WARNING: <tmp> nothing removed

 This indicates that g.remove tries to remove a raster of
 name "tmp" by default. I am not sure this is good behaviour.
 What if the user meant a vector map and forgot to explicitely
 type "vect=tmp". In such a case, the wrong map might get
 deleted, instead of just an error message being issued.

 Also, the synopsis for g.remove does not indicate that there
 is a default removal type.

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