+.th RMTREE VI 8/23/77
+.sh NAME
+rmtree \- remove a subtree of the file system
+.sh SYNOPSIS
+.bd rmtree
+[
+.bd \-acfsv
+]
+directory ...
+.sh DESCRIPTION
+.it Rmtree
+can be used to quicky remove subtrees of the file system.
+As this is a potentially disastrous action,
+.it rmtree
+will ask for confirmation of each removal, unless the standard
+input is not a teletype.
+.s3
+Flags interpreted by
+.it rmtree
+include:
+.lp +7 6
+.s3
+\fB\-a\fP Remove the final directory.
+.s3
+.lp +7 6
+\fB\-c\fP \fIChmod\fP encountered directories so as to be able
+to remove files in them if they are not writeable.
+.s3
+.lp +7 6
+\fB\-f\fP Don't ask for confirmation.
+.s3
+.lp +7 6
+\fB\-s\fP Ask for confirmation.
+.s3
+.lp +7 6
+\fB\-v\fP Do not remove the directory itself, only its contents
+and the contents of its contents, etc.
+Also don't unlink quota files.
+.i0
+.s3
+Options and arguments may be mixed in any order.
+The default options are
+.bd \-a
+and
+.bd \-s.
+.sh "SEE ALSO"
+find (I), rm (I), cptree (VI), lntree (VI)
+.sh AUTHOR
+Kurt Shoens
+.sh BUGS
+This program is almost too dangerous to exist.
+It should be used with great caution.