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1 | .th RMTREE VI 8/23/77 |
| 2 | .sh NAME | |
| 3 | rmtree \- remove a subtree of the file system | |
| 4 | .sh SYNOPSIS | |
| 5 | .bd rmtree | |
| 6 | [ | |
| 7 | .bd \-acfsv | |
| 8 | ] | |
| 9 | directory ... | |
| 10 | .sh DESCRIPTION | |
| 11 | .it Rmtree | |
| 12 | can be used to quicky remove subtrees of the file system. | |
| 13 | As this is a potentially disastrous action, | |
| 14 | .it rmtree | |
| 15 | will ask for confirmation of each removal, unless the standard | |
| 16 | input is not a teletype. | |
| 17 | .s3 | |
| 18 | Flags interpreted by | |
| 19 | .it rmtree | |
| 20 | include: | |
| 21 | .lp +7 6 | |
| 22 | .s3 | |
| 23 | \fB\-a\fP Remove the final directory. | |
| 24 | .s3 | |
| 25 | .lp +7 6 | |
| 26 | \fB\-c\fP \fIChmod\fP encountered directories so as to be able | |
| 27 | to remove files in them if they are not writeable. | |
| 28 | .s3 | |
| 29 | .lp +7 6 | |
| 30 | \fB\-f\fP Don't ask for confirmation. | |
| 31 | .s3 | |
| 32 | .lp +7 6 | |
| 33 | \fB\-s\fP Ask for confirmation. | |
| 34 | .s3 | |
| 35 | .lp +7 6 | |
| 36 | \fB\-v\fP Do not remove the directory itself, only its contents | |
| 37 | and the contents of its contents, etc. | |
| 38 | Also don't unlink quota files. | |
| 39 | .i0 | |
| 40 | .s3 | |
| 41 | Options and arguments may be mixed in any order. | |
| 42 | The default options are | |
| 43 | .bd \-a | |
| 44 | and | |
| 45 | .bd \-s. | |
| 46 | .sh "SEE ALSO" | |
| 47 | find (I), rm (I), cptree (VI), lntree (VI) | |
| 48 | .sh AUTHOR | |
| 49 | Kurt Shoens | |
| 50 | .sh BUGS | |
| 51 | This program is almost too dangerous to exist. | |
| 52 | It should be used with great caution. |