feat: allow `files rm --force`
SgtPooki opened this issue · 0 comments
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
It's possible for users to get into a state where they have non-unixfs files in MFS, which will result in errors like Error: unrecognized node type in cache node
.
When non-unixfs files are in MFS, removal of those files will fail in webui without error.
They also fail to be removed in the command line unless rm --force
is used.
Describe the solution you'd like
When a user attempts to remove a file, we should provide an option to "force" remove the file.
Describe alternatives you've considered
We may also want to enable a fallback prompt to "force" remove files when a user attempts to remove a file and it fails.
Additional context
We should also prevent users from adding/importing non-unixfs files via the webui (I believe I added the files that got me into this state via the webui)
Code that needs updated
ipfs-webui/src/files/modals/add-by-path-modal/AddByPathModal.js
Lines 25 to 31 in 5abc5d0
Related issues
- #2158 (comment)
- https://ipshipyard.slack.com/archives/C04M8232QRW/p1706905541073949
- ipfs/kubo#8144
- ipfs/kubo#7999
- ipfs/kubo#10331