RM(I) 1/20/73 RM(I)





RM(I)                        1/20/73                        RM(I)







NAME

     rm  - remove (unlink) files



SYNOPSIS

     rm [ -f ] [ -r ] name ...



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 this 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).



FILES

     /etc/glob to implement the -r flag



SEE ALSO

     rmdir(I)



BUGS

     When rm removes the contents of a  directory  under  the  -r

     flag, full pathnames are not printed in diagnostics.
squoze.net
