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- MANUAL RM (v1.4) INGRAL Software (c) 1991
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- NAME
- rm, removes files and directories
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- SYNOPSIS
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- rm [-i] [-f] [-v] [-s] file ...
- rm -r [-i] [-f] [-v] dirfile [file ...]
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- DESCRIPTION
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- "rm" removes files. "rm -r" removes also directories.
- Filenames consist of characters and wildcards.
- Every "*" replaces any number of characters (0,1,2,...),
- Every "?" replaces exactly one character.
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- OPTIONS
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- Options stand in any order before or behind the filenames.
- There can be more options behind one leading "-". Between "-" and
- the option there must be no SPACE. The options are case-sensitive.
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- -r removes files and directories recursively.
- This option is overrides -s option.
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- -f removes write-protected files without question.
- Write-protected files are files with on of the following
- file-attributs set:
- READ-ONLY, HIDDEN, SYSTEM.
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- -i removes all files interactivly.
- This option overrides -f and -v option.
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- -v sets verbose mode. In verbose mode "rm" prints ever file which is
- deleted to "stdout". Other messages are printed to stderr, so
- you can direct a list of deleted files to a file for quick unerase.
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- -s scans all subdirectories for files in order to remove them. This
- option cannot be used in conjunction with -r option.
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- EXAMPLES
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- "rm *" removes all files in the current directory.
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- "rm *tx*" removes all files containing a string "tx".
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- "rm -r *dd?" removes all files and directories containing a "dd"
- before there last character.
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- "rm *.*" removes all files containing a "." .
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- DIAGNOSTICS
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- All messages are generally self-explanatory.
- If "rm" is called without any parameter or wrong commandline
- option a help page is displayed.
- It is forbidden to remove the files "." and ".." in order to avoid
- the consequences of inadvertently doing something like the
- following:
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- rm -r *.*
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- rm returns exit code of 0 if all the specified files are
- removed successfully. Otherwise an exit code of not 0 is returned.
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- Press Cntrl-Break any time you want to abort removing files.
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- FILES
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- rm.exe (removing tool)
- rmeng.com (english manual)
- rmger.com (german manual)
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- COPYRIGHT
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- Copyright (c) 1991 by INGRAL Software, all rights reserved.
- You can copy and use "rm v1.4" without any fee if all files are
- completly and unchanged copied (Including this copyright
- statement).
- INGRAL Software cannot assume responsibility for any consequences
- resulting from the use of "rm v1.4".
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