1999-11-02 13:51:42 +00:00
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[NAME]
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rm \- remove files or directories
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1998-09-12 20:12:55 +00:00
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[DESCRIPTION]
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1998-09-12 20:20:30 +00:00
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This manual page
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documents the GNU version of
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.BR rm .
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.B rm
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removes each specified file. By default, it does not remove
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directories.
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.P
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If a file is unwritable, the standard input is a tty, and
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the \fI\-f\fR or \fI\-\-force\fR option is not given,
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.B rm
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prompts the user for whether to remove the file. If the response
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does not begin with `y' or `Y', the file is skipped.
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.SH OPTIONS
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2001-04-29 07:01:12 +00:00
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[SEE ALSO]
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shred(1)
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