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diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/cvs/contrib/descend.man b/gnu/usr.bin/cvs/contrib/descend.man deleted file mode 100644 index 5ac46f4..0000000 --- a/gnu/usr.bin/cvs/contrib/descend.man +++ /dev/null @@ -1,115 +0,0 @@ -.\" $Id: descend.man,v 1.1.1.3 1995/08/28 16:20:31 jimb Exp $ -.TH DESCEND 1 "31 March 1992" -.SH NAME -descend \- walk directory tree and execute a command at each node -.SH SYNOPSIS -.B descend -[ -.B \-afqrv -] -.I command -[ -.I directory -\&.\|.\|. -] -.SH DESCRIPTION -.B descend -walks down a directory tree and executes a command at each node. It -is not as versatile as -.BR find (1), -but it has a simpler syntax. If no -.I directory -is specified, -.B descend -starts at the current one. -.LP -Unlike -.BR find , -.B descend -can be told to skip the special directories associated with RCS, -CVS, and SCCS. This makes -.B descend -especially handy for use with these packages. It can be used with -other commands too, of course. -.LP -.B descend -is a poor man's way to make any command recursive. Note: -.B descend -does not follow symbolic links to directories unless they are -specified on the command line. -.SH OPTIONS -.TP 15 -.B \-a -.I All. -Descend into directories that begin with '.'. -.TP -.B \-f -.I Force. -Ignore errors during descent. Normally, -.B descend -quits when an error occurs. -.TP -.B \-q -.I Quiet. -Suppress the message `In directory -.IR directory ' -that is normally printed during the descent. -.TP -.B \-r -.I Restricted. -Don't descend into the special directories -.SB RCS, -.SB CVS, -.SB CVS.adm, -and -.SB SCCS. -.TP -.B \-v -.I Verbose. -Print -.I command -before executing it. -.SH EXAMPLES -.TP 15 -.B "descend ls" -Cheap substitute for `ls -R'. -.TP 15 -.B "descend -f 'rm *' tree" -Strip `tree' of its leaves. This command descends the `tree' -directory, removing all regular files. Since -.BR rm (1) -does not remove directories, this command leaves the directory -structure of `tree' intact, but denuded. The -.B \-f -option is required to keep -.B descend -from quitting. You could use `rm \-f' instead. -.TP -.B "descend -r 'co RCS/*'" /project/src/ -Check out every RCS file under the directory -.BR "/project/src" . -.TP -.B "descend -r 'cvs diff'" -Perform CVS `diff' operation on every directory below (and including) -the current one. -.SH DIAGNOSTICS -Returns 1 if errors occur (and the -.B \-f -option is not used). Otherwise returns 0. -.SH SEE ALSO -.BR find (1), -.BR rcsintro (1), -.BR cvs (1), -.BR sccs (1) -.SH AUTHOR -Lowell Skoog -.br -Software Technology Group -.br -John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc. -.SH BUGS -Shell metacharacters in -.I command -may have bizarre effects. In particular, compound commands -(containing ';', '[', and ']' characters) will not work. It is best -to enclose complicated commands in single quotes \(aa\ \(aa. |