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| -rw-r--r-- | bin/rm/rm.1 | 29 |
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diff --git a/bin/rm/rm.1 b/bin/rm/rm.1 index 8724c92..7ef2995 100644 --- a/bin/rm/rm.1 +++ b/bin/rm/rm.1 @@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" @(#)rm.1 8.5 (Berkeley) 12/5/94 -.\" $Id: rm.1,v 1.11 1997/08/07 21:37:38 steve Exp $ +.\" $Id: rm.1,v 1.12 1998/05/18 06:37:35 charnier Exp $ .\" -.Dd December 5, 1994 +.Dd January 28, 1999 .Dt RM 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ .Nd remove directory entries .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm rm -.Op Fl f | Fl i -.Op Fl dPRrW +.Op Fl dfiPRrW .Ar file ... .Sh DESCRIPTION The @@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ input device is a terminal, the user is prompted (on the standard error output) for confirmation. .Pp The options are as follows: -.Bl -tag -width flag +.Bl -tag -width Fl .It Fl d Attempt to remove directories as well as other types of files. .It Fl f @@ -140,9 +139,6 @@ The same behavior can be obtained by using an absolute or relative path reference. For example: .Dl rm /home/user/-filename .Dl rm ./-filename -This is useful for commands that do not use -.Xr getopt 3 -to parse the command line arguments. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr rmdir 1 , .Xr undelete 2 , @@ -173,9 +169,22 @@ not the standard error output. .Sh STANDARDS The .Nm -command is expected to be +command is almost .St -p1003.2 -compatible. +compatible, except that +.Tn POSIX +requires +.Nm rm +to act like +.Xr rmdir 1 +when the +.Ar file +specified is a directory. This implementation requires the +.Fl d +option if such behavior is desired. This follows the historical +behavior of +.Nm +with respect to directories. .Sh HISTORY A .Nm |
