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diff --git a/coreutils-5.3.0-bin/man/cat1/rm.1.txt b/coreutils-5.3.0-bin/man/cat1/rm.1.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8bc315f --- /dev/null +++ b/coreutils-5.3.0-bin/man/cat1/rm.1.txt @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +RM(1) User Commands RM(1) + + + + + +NAME + rm - remove files or directories + +SYNOPSIS + rm [OPTION]... FILE... + +DESCRIPTION + This manual page documents the GNU version of rm. rm + removes each specified file. By default, it does not + remove directories. + + If a file is unwritable, the standard input is a tty, + and the -f or --force option is not given, rm prompts + the user for whether to remove the file. If the + response is not affirmative, the file is skipped. + +OPTIONS + Remove (unlink) the FILE(s). + + -d, --directory + unlink FILE, even if it is a non-empty directory + (super-user only; this works only if your system + + supports `unlink' for nonempty directories) + + -f, --force + ignore nonexistent files, never prompt + + -i, --interactive + prompt before any removal + + --no-preserve-root do not treat `/' specially (the + default) + + --preserve-root + fail to operate recursively on `/' + + -r, -R, --recursive + remove the contents of directories recursively + + -v, --verbose + explain what is being done + + --help display this help and exit + + --version + output version information and exit + + To remove a file whose name starts with a `-', for exam- + ple `-foo', use one of these commands: + + rm -- -foo + + rm ./-foo + + Note that if you use rm to remove a file, it is usually + possible to recover the contents of that file. If you + want more assurance that the contents are truly unrecov- + erable, consider using shred. + +AUTHOR + Written by Paul Rubin, David MacKenzie, Richard Stall- + man, and Jim Meyering. + +REPORTING BUGS + Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>. + +COPYRIGHT + Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + This is free software; see the source for copying condi- + tions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABIL- + ITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. + +SEE ALSO + chattr(1), shred(1) + + The full documentation for rm is maintained as a Texinfo + manual. If the info and rm programs are properly + installed at your site, the command + + info rm + + should give you access to the complete manual. + + + +rm 5.3.0 November 2004 RM(1) |