42 lines
891 B
Groff
42 lines
891 B
Groff
.TH RM 1
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.SH NAME
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rm \- remove a file
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBrm\fR [\fB\-ifrRvx\fR] \fIname\fR ...\fR
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.br
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.de FL
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.TP
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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\\$2
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..
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.de EX
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.TP 20
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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# \\$2
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..
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.SH OPTIONS
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.FL "\-i" "Interactive remove: ask before removing"
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.FL "\-f" "Forced remove: no questions asked"
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.FL "\-rR" "Remove directories and their contents"
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.FL "\-v" "Tell what rm is removing"
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.FL "\-x" "Do not cross device boundaries"
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.EX "rm file" "Remove \fIfile\fR"
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.EX "rm \-i *.c" "Remove \fI.c\fP files, asking about each"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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.I Rm
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removes one or more files.
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If a file has no write permission,
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.I rm
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asks for permission (type \&'y\&' or \&'n\&') unless \fB\-f\fR
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is specified.
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If the file is a directory, it will be recursively descended and removed
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if and only if the \fB\-R\fR flag is present.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR cp (1),
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.BR mv (1),
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.BR rmdir (1),
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.BR unlink (2),
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.BR rmdir (2).
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