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.TH RM 1
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.SH NAME
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rm \- remove files
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B rm
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.B -fr
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.I file ...
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I Rm
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removes files or directories.
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A directory is removed only if it is empty.
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Removal of a file requires write permission in its directory,
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but neither read nor write permission on the file itself.
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The options are
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.TP
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.B -f
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Don't report files that can't be removed.
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.TP
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.B -r
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Recursively delete the
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entire contents of a directory
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and the directory itself.
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.SH SOURCE
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2005-01-11 17:37:33 +00:00
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.B \*9/src/cmd/rm.c
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2004-04-10 18:53:55 +00:00
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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2005-01-03 06:40:20 +00:00
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.IR remove (3)
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