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diff --git a/static/unix-v10/man1/rm.1 b/static/unix-v10/man1/rm.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dfab84fa --- /dev/null +++ b/static/unix-v10/man1/rm.1 @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +.pa 1 +.he 'RM (I)'1/20/73'RM (I)' +.ti 0 +NAME rm -- remove (unlink) files +.sp +.ti 0 +SYNOPSIS rm__ [ -f__ ] [ -r__ ] name\d1\u ... +.sp +.ti 0 +DESCRIPTION rm__ +removes the entries for one or more files from a directory. +If an entry was the last link to the file, the file +is destroyed. +Removal of a file requires write permission in its directory, +but neither read nor write permission on the file itself. + +If there is no write permission to a +file designated to be removed, +rm__ will print the file name, its mode and then +read a line from the standard input. +If the line begins with 'y', the file is removed, +otherwise it is not. +The optional argument -f__ prevents the above interaction. + +If a designated file is a directory, +an error comment is printed unless the optional +argument -r__ has been used. +In that case, rm__ recursively deletes the +entire contents of the specified directory. +To remove directories per se see rmdir(I). +.sp +.ti 0 +FILES /etc/glob to implement -r__ flag +.sp +.ti 0 +SEE ALSO rmdir(I) +.sp +.ti 0 +DIAGNOSTICS "name: non existent" +.br +"name: not removed" if cannot remove +.br +"name: try again" error from fork +.sp +.ti 0 +BUGS When +rm__ removes the contents of a directory under the +-r__ flag, full pathnames are not printed in diagnostics. |